(Jerusalem Post) - Editorial As one of the senior leaders of Hamas, Abdel Aziz Rantisi is a senior terrorist. He has for years been involved in all aspects of Hamas's terrorist infrastructure. Rantisi incites Muslims to become suicide bombers. He raises funds for weapons. He mobilizes operatives to strike. And after each successful bombing he acts as a terrorist spokesman and apologist. He is responsible for the indoctrination of large swathes of Palestinian society to believe that the murder of Jews is moral and just. We were unaware the U.S. believes that Hamas is an organization worthy of protecting. While it is clear that anyone in any way related to al Qaeda is a terrorist, we are told that there is a distinction between "political" and "military" wings of the terrorist organizations that are mainly dedicated to killing Israelis. The only thing "political" about a killer like Rantisi is that he orders others to do the dirty work for him. Like Bush, we too are deeply troubled by Tuesday's attempt to take out a mass murderer of our fellow citizens. We are troubled because Rantisi has lived to murder another day.
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