They’re certainly a rare breed, partly because Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians doesn’t always add to their ranks, but also because being a pro-Israel Arab requires tremendous intellectual (and, alas, physical) courage.

The European Jewish Press reports:

Magdi Allam, deputy chief Editor of Italy’s most influential daily Il Corriere della Sera, has once again shocked his readership with his seventh book, “Viva Israele” (Long Live Israel).

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The subtitle of the book reads “From the ideology of death to the civilization of life: my story.”

The report continues:

Today an Italian citizen, Allam has been living under security escort ever since he began to denounce the heavy infiltration of Islamic fundamentalism in Italian mosques….

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