You don't think the Palestinian civilians are being terrorized by widespread Israeli military assaults on their homes, schools, and markets?
So if Canada were a pack of terrorists and were lobbing missiles, rockets and mortars into the US, Building tunnels and slipping into the Country kidnapping people and murdering them, all with the support of the Canadian Government and her people, you would demand the US just accept the losses? Do nothing to stop them?
Further if Canada were hiding the terrorists amongst the supportive civilian population and launching those attacks from schools hospitals and roof tops of residential buildings you would demand the US do nothing to stop them?
Really?
You respond as if there was only a choice between doing nothing and engaging in widespread death and destruction. Such is not the case, and no one is claiming that it is. There is a concept known as a proportionate response. Ask any police officer about that. He'll understand that he can't just open up his weapon on a crowd of people based on the actions of one or two individuals.
For the purpose of THIS thread...
A. Israel is engaging in activities that the US would condemn if it was another nation.
B. Israel is using weapons we have provided or helped purchase to engage in this action.
C. The US has leverage over Israel, more so than any other nation. That means we can live up to our stated standards of conduct and save lives in the balance while also promoting ourselves as honest brokers to the Palestinians.
Therefore, I contend that it is not only our moral obligation to try to put an end to these civilian atrocities, it is also in our interest to do so.