Muslim, Italian and Zionist
Here are two articles on the fascinating figure, Magdi Allam, Eygptian-born Italian journalist.
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Allam believes that "Israel - along with Pope Benedict XVI - represents the residual hope for Western civilization, which, more than other civilizations, embodies the sacredness of life and personal freedom".
He sounds as fascinating as the drunk at your local bus stop. There are interesting points to make about the direction of Arabic culture, but to conflate intolerant with anti-Zionist, as the Jewish Press article does, is ridiculous. Tolerance and Zionism do not go hand in hand.
And, in a small way, I think it is a sign of hope that there are Zionists from Muslim backgrounds, as it is a good thing to open up the space of politics, away from the fixed positions of identity politics, the two armed camps of the war on terror and the "anti-imperialist" struggle.