The United States thinks highly of Ayman Nour, the leader of Egypt's liberal opposition. But what is Nour's approach to America's role in the Middle East, to Israel and to the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty? A new study from the Adelson Institute's Research Group on Democracy provides surprising answers. Read also on Point of View Mubarak's Virtual Enemies by David Keyes and A Third Intifada? by Dror Bar Yosef.

David Keyes, Director of Cyberdissidents.org and Coordinator for Democracy Programs at the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, writes about the Egyptian regime's latest campaign against its liberal opposition - and how internet activists fight back. Read also in Point of View on A Third Intifada? by Dror Bar Yosef and Jews, Muslims and the Nobel Prize  by Uriya Shavit.

Dror Bar Yosef, coordinator for programs in the Palestinian Authority at the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, explains how internal disputes among the Fatah leadership stall Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations and may lead to another outbreak of violence. Read also in Point of View on Why Economic Sanctions Won't Work by Yagil Henkin and Jews, Muslims and the Nobel Prize  by Uriya Shavit.

Uriya Shavit, Director of Programs in Democracy at the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies, analyzes the deep truths behind Nobel Prize statistics. Read also in Point of View on Why Economic Sanctions Won't Work by Yagil Henkin and A Syrian Blogger Silenced by David Keyes.