Turning from the Middle East to America, we must pay attention to the fact that there is no shortage of people, many of whom consider themselves righteous defenders of humanity, who are more than willing to excuse the murder of Jews. Thus it should come as no surprise that the Democratic Socialists of America—whose members include Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, and (until, recently, it seems) Jamaal Bowman—responded to the recent butchery by holding a rally in Times Square in support of Hamas. Elisha Wiesel, who took part in a small counterdemonstration, writes:

We watched as more than a hundred persons across the NYPD barricade responded to this weekend’s acts of Hamas brutality by shouting “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free” and “We Don’t Want Two States, We Want All of It.” Some spat at us. The DSA urged their attendees to wear masks and avoid being photographed, but one unmasked individual proudly displayed a swastika on his phone.

There will soon come pressure for Israel to let Hamas stay in power. Jewish blood must no longer be cheap. I urge you: impose consequences for elected officials who are soft on terror when Jews, including at least [twenty] Americans, are the victims.

Let’s start by holding our elected officials to account and bringing them back to reality. We must demand that they, including Mr. Bowman, break from extremist groups that foment anti-Semitic hatred like DSA. The time to write them and make that clear is now.

So shameful was the display in Times Square that Ocasio-Cortez issued a condemnation, in which she didn’t fail to mention the “grave injustices and violence Palestinians face under”—there it is again—“occupation.” Her mealymouthed rhetoric stands in stark contrast to the behavior of her fellow congressman Shri Thanedar of Michigan, who on Wednesday renounced his DSA membership and released a far less ambiguous denunciation of Hamas.

In 2003, the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, spooked by the American display of might in Iraq, decided to destroy or surrender his entire nuclear program. Informed observers have suggested that the deal he made with the U.S. should serve as a model for any agreement with Iran. Robert Joseph provides some useful background:

Gaddafi had convinced himself that Libya would be next on the U.S. target list after Iraq. There was no reason or need to threaten Libya with bombing as Gaddafi was quick to tell almost every visitor that he did not want to be Saddam Hussein. The images of Saddam being pulled from his spider hole . . . played on his mind.

President Bush’s goal was to have Libya serve as an alternative model to Iraq. Instead of war, proliferators would give up their nuclear programs in exchange for relief from economic and political sanctions.

Any outcome that permits Iran to enrich uranium at any level will fail the one standard that President Trump has established: Iran will not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Limiting enrichment even to low levels will allow Iran to break out of the agreement at any time, no matter what the agreement says.

Iran is not a normal government that observes the rules of international behavior or fair “dealmaking.” This is a regime that relies on regional terror and brutal repression of its citizens to stay in power. It has a long history of using negotiations to expand its nuclear program. Its negotiating tactics are clear: extend the negotiations as long as possible and meet any concession with more demands.