...the obnoxious nature of Wilders' views doesn't even begin to compare with Moussawi's vicious, anti-semitic, and terrorist politics. Wilders' "Fitna" did no more than repeat the Islamist perspectives of groups like Hezbollah, with the implication that they are representative of Islam as a whole. But Moussawi actually adheres to those vicious, racist and genocidal views. His group promotes them, across the world, by means of televised propaganda and by terrorist attack: not simply in Israel but in other countries as well.

So, why the difference of approach? Why is Wilders banned, but Moussawi admitted?

The inevitable conclusion is this. This Government believes that Moussawi matters because his group is a terrorist group, which has electoral support among Lebanese Shi'ites. Were he not the representative of such group, he'd just be a bigot and a nutter, and we could safely ignore him. However, as thing stand, he is viewed as an important partner for dialogue.

And not just dialogue. There should always be dialogue, behind the scenes, and in a low key way with your enemies. Public contact, Ministerial announcements, and handshakes before cameras should be a reward for concessions. What we're seeing here is a very public signalling that Hezbollah are now being sanitised. Hamas will be next. And what precisely have we got in return?...