The people of Israel do not cling to the role of victim. It is Hamas that constantly complains, even as its ideology—the most ferocious in the world, rooted in Jihad—spreads terror.

Yet some still claim that Israel is the aggressor. As entertainer Enzo Iacchetti suggested, “There is no war here: it is the Israeli army fighting the Palestinians, a poor, innocent people.” Nothing could be further from the truth.

Hamas is the aggressor. It planned and executed this massive war to kill Jews. Every Israeli family—mother, wife, friend, student, partner—now suffers the unbearable pain of losing loved ones or knowing they are in danger.

The daily fear is unimaginable: the dreaded knock on the door might announce the death of a child, a spouse, a best friend. Just last week, four young adults in

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