Since Sept. 11, moderate American Muslims have been fighting an exceedingly difficult battle on many fronts. They have been struggling to deal with the proponents of a clash of civilizations, who seem intent on transforming Islam into the enemy of the West after Communism; with the fanaticism of some supporters of Israel, who seem to deal with every manifestation of Islamic activism as a direct threat to Israel's existence...
Still in denial mode. Some progress but still mostly "See what you made me do" and "it's the other guy" standard arab lines of argument. If he's a moderate, what is he doing proactively? Barely anything mentioned here. A yawner to make the NY Times reader feel like progress is being made, without giving up their guilty feelings. As always, deflect to Israel.