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On the eve of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Hamas gunmen murdered four Israeli civilians, including a pregnant woman. Even for those who see nuance in terrorist attacks, this one didn't leave a lot of room for argument. The PA condemned the attack and, reportedly, picked up some 150 Hamas affiliates in the West Bank for questioning. The Obama administration condemned the attack in no uncertain terms. And even J Street, the home of moral equivalence in the U.S., offered a quick condemnation of this atrocity. But the "moderate" Muslims of the Ground Zero Mosque? They're taking a pass.
There's already been a lot of analysis of Imam Rauf's position on Hamas – he's against it, kind of, but unwilling to condemn the group as a terrorist organization. When asked point blank, this "moderate US cleric," as State Department PJ Crowley likes to call him, punted: "The issue of terrorism is a very complex question…I will not allow anybody to put me in a position where I am seen by any party in the world as an adversary or as an enemy."