Group blame only fosters more terrorism In the days following the recent Hamas attack on Israel, its barbarous extent and the depravity of those cheering it became increasingly clear.
But we need to distinguish between people and their government. We also need to recognize the difference between a country where anti-government protests are held and a dictatorship where dissent is crushed.
The massacre of babies demands that we restrain our glib responses. A few years ago, I saw a photo of a grieving Palestinian father in Gaza holding his dead baby girl, the top of her head missing.
It was heartrending and indelible. We must denounce the murder of Israeli children as we denounce the murder of Palestinian children.