is distinguished university professor in the department of history at the University of Maryland in College Park, where he works on modern European and German history, and author most recently of(Yale University Press, 2009). His essay “In Their Own Words, Why They Fight: Hamas’ All Too-Little Known Fascist Charter” can be found here . His essay “At War with Israel: East Germany’s Enthusiastic Support for Soviet Policy in the Middle East” is forthcoming in the