Now that Mubarak’s reign is coming to an end, it’s time to think rationally about what comes next. In Egypt, whoever takes power, the Muslim Brotherhood is going to be a part of it. A lot of people want us to be scared of this.

And then there is the latest fright word, the Muslim Brotherhood. You would never know it from Halevi, but the Brotherhood is non-violent, has always opposed Al Qaeda, and condemned 9/11 and other acts of international terrorism.

While the Brotherhood is far from perfect and certainly does pose a risk, it’s not a terrorist organization. Engaged correctly, they could lead a government chosen by the people of Egypt that is our ally as well as Israel’s. But if we let the demagoguery of the Right in both the US and Israel scare us into trying to isolate them, the whole world will miss an important opportunity.