In an extended article in "Maclean's" magazine in January 2006, Jonas wrote about the development of the book, for which he was commissioned by publishers who had heard Avner's story, and the long process of it being developed as a feature film. He felt that the film "Munich" suggests that there is little difference between terrorism and counter-terrorism, and thus Spielberg's movie had a spirit opposite to that of his book. In the article, Jonas notes that the world and opinions about allowable actions and grievances has changed in the nearly 20 years between when his book was published and the film was being developed. (He was not able to read the screenplay or see the film before commercial release, so did not influence what was done.)