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America's Moral Compass
(New York Times) Daniel Gordis - Israelis are painfully aware of the horrific human suffering on the Gazan side of the border, and most of us regret it deeply. But while hiding behind Gazans, in mosques and hospitals, Hamas fired 3,300 rockets into Israel and sent terrorists through tunnels to murder and kidnap Israelis. What would America have done if it faced the same mortal danger? So why the utter even-handedness? Whatever faults one may find with Israel's policy vis-a-vis Gaza, why could America's leadership not highlight the conflict's critical moral dimension? Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization hell-bent on the destruction of Israel, is pure evil. America can't say that? What if Hamas vanquished the IDF? Does anyone doubt what would happen to Israel or to the more than six million Jews who live here? The writer is senior vice president at Shalem College in Jerusalem.