And if we are honest, than we will admit that if rockets were continually being fired into our country, our response would be even more aggressive.  Not only should we support Israel’s right to self defense, we should also make it clear that, if necessary, we will join in their efforts.

After WWII, our world was overcome by grief - and by guilt.  Because our world did not act in time, millions died in camps such as Auschwitz and millions more suffered.  After WWII, many of these courageous survivors moved to Israel and we promised them:  “Never Again!“  Since that time countless innocent men, women and children have been killed by suicide bombers and rockets that have continued to fire into Israel.  And while the biggest concern for many in our country has been the economy, the biggest concern for families in Israel is whether or not they will survive.

Ever since WWII, historians have asked, “How could an entire nation allow the mass murder of millions of people simply because of their faith?”  The answer is that with each act of violence against those of Jewish faith, the Nazis were testing the moral fortitude of the German people and they found it - lacking.   And as the Nazi acts of aggression escalated, the German people's failure to act gave the Nazis what they needed:  permission to continue with their planned mass murders.

The same process is occurring today in the Middle East.  Radical Muslims are attacking those of Jewish faith in Israel.  Their crime?  They are Jewish.  And sadly, Radical Islam is finding that the same truth exists today, as it did then:  our world is lacking the moral fortitude necessary to do what is right.   But it is not too late.

America was founded by men and women of great faith and great courage.  It has continued to survive and flourish through the selfless sacrifice of many and our willingness to care more for the needs of others than we do for our own.  And while it’s true that to date, we have failed to act; we still have a chance to do so -before it‘s too late.  We can do now, what we should have done then.  The world waits to see what we will do.  Those who survived camps such as Auschwitz wait to see if we will - finally - keep our promise of “Never Again”.  And our children wait to see if their future will hold the promise of peace or if they will be forced to endure the consequences of our refusal to prevent not only another Holocaust, but another world war as well.