The Depravity Of Moral Relativism

There Can Be No Proportionate Response to Hamas

John Green

The world has been wrestling with the Palestinian problem since Israel was formed in 1948. Even though Israel is the ancestral home of the Jews, the Palestinians insist that they be driven from their home, and are using terrorism to advance that agenda. All attempts at appeasement have failed – as they inevitably do when seeking peace with those uninterested in peace.

Yasser Arafat was given a Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for talking about peace, while he continued to foment violence. The Palestinians were offered their own state, so that they could peacefully coexist with Israel. Arafat declined, and called for renewed attacks on Israel.

Israel unilaterally abandoned and walled off the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, so that Palestinians could govern themselves as they wished. They elected Hamas to their government, an Iranian sponsored terrorist organization. Hamas then used the Palestinian territories to launch low level attacks into Israel for decades – with murders, bombings, and almost daily rocket attacks. While they continued their attacks, the world counseled Israel to show restraint and continue to negotiate.

This past Saturday, Hamas rewarded Israel’s restraint with a massive armed incursion. Terrorist agents of the Palestinians

• Attacked a peace concert,
• Raided unarmed farm communities,
• Murdered hundreds of civilians,
• Raped countless women, and
• Took an unknown number of hostages back to Gaza.

We have learned that in one Kibbutz, the terrorists murdered hundreds of innocent family members in cold blood, including up to 40 children – some beheaded in their cribs. It is reported that combat hardened Israeli troops wept upon making the discovery.

The leftist response in America has been quite revealing. Despite the carnage, demonstrations in support of the Palestinians are occurring in America. Students at Harvard demonstrated in support of the attack. Black Lives Matter – Grassroots issued a statement of solidarity with the Palestinians. Sitting Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) is proudly displaying a Palestinian flag outside her government office in Washington, DC.

Such displays vividly illustrate the depravity of those who practice moral relativism. They recognize no restraints on their behavior in the pursuit of their goals. We should keep that in mind as our own conflicts escalate.

On Tuesday, Joe Biden and the United Nations counseled Israel to show restraint, and exercise proportionality in their response to the attack. The man providing funds to Iran, so that Iran can finance operations like the Saturday attack, is lecturing Israelis on how they should respond.

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