Even the al-Shareef recantation, like those of the Jamaa Islamiya, seems to accept the legitimacy in principle of violent jihad in defence of the faith.

ECONOMIST: Public repentance

One principle the West must insist on is the legitimacy of Georgia's government.

ECONOMIST: NATO and the invasion of Georgia

On the contrary, they insist, it is those who do not accept the legitimacy of a Jewish state who undermine the principle of equality, by denying to the Jews the right of self-determination they extend to others.

ECONOMIST: Israel