I've heard comments made by people recently about the war that just ended in Gaza. Some question Israel's right to defend itself in the manner it did. Others equate Israel's actions to those of the terrorists. Many people have conclusively refuted these ridiculous notions and their comments have been carried in many places.
My brother-in-law is a rabbi in Sparta, New Jersey. This past Sunday he returned from a week long visit to Israel after celebrating the bar-mitzvah of a member his community. He was welcomed home by a demonstration staged by anti-Israel elements in his area, which was then given coverage on the front page of the local paper. To clarify the matter he wrote the following article: