 Later, Lebanon said it had taken action as a result of a May 2000 panel discussion, in which Dergham participated, that included a representative from the Israeli government.The panel discussion was sponsored by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, D.C. Dergham was subsequently charged with "dealing with the enemy," a crime in Lebanon, and in June 2001 a trial was held in Lebanon.The Committee to Protect Journalists responded