In the face of toxic levels of hatred, Israel made a difficult and tragic decision — but it had a duty to protect its people, writes Andrew Bolt.
Yes, Israel looks monstrous for shooting dead about 60 Palestinians who were threatening to tear down the fence along its border with Gaza.
But there is one profound moral difference between the men and women defending Israel and the protesting class now damning them as war criminals.
Israel’s guardians must answer the question their Leftist haters won’t: yes, but what would you do? What would you do if you had their responsibility to protect? Most Twitter activists don’t have that kind of responsibility, and don’t even try to put themselves in the shoes of those who do.
Read the blog post by Andrew Bolt in the Herald-Sun.