Far too many people still haven't grasped the connection between the Hezbollahamasyriairanistan war on Israel and America's fight against terrorism. Israel's fight, they say, is a regional territorial conflict that has nothing to do with Islam and can be resolved through negotiations. Al Qaeda and the 9/11 hijackers, according to the party line, are a completely different entity that simply wants the U.S. out of the Middle East.
This school of thought has been wrong for a long time, but nevertheless, many Americans have continued to cling to it. But as of today, the myth has been shattered.
For today, a Muslim Pakistani, claiming to be angry about Israel, pulled a gun and started shooting workers at a Seattle Jewish Federation building. The gunman killed one person and injured five before being captured into police custody.
That's right - a terrorist doesn't like Israel so he chooses a Jewish target and indiscriminately aims to murder Americans. Need any more proof that Israel and America are fighting the same enemy? Didn't think so.
The United States, as well as all nations, should never tolerate this outrageous act of terrorism. This shooting was no ordinary crime, but a well planned jihadist attack tied specifically to a hatred of Israel, Jews, and America. All Americans must recognize the gunman's motive, and the government must specifically act to ensure that such terrorism never occurs again - directly by treating the shooting as a terrorist hate crime, and broadly by continuing the fight against jihadism until we win it.
Meanwhile, we should all mourn for the victim, a mother of two, and hope and pray that the wounded heal speedily and completely.
The last vestiges of the illusion have been shattered; Israel and America fight the same jihadist enemy, and must utterly and completely defeat it. Teaming up for that purpose would benefit not only our two countries, but the entire world.
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