A Suicide bomber blew himself up in Israel on Sunday. The bombing critically wounded two Israelis who suffered burns all over their bodies.

While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, various terrorist groups have threatened attacks to avenge a recent Israeli raid that killed five Palestinians.

In response to the terrorist attack against Israel, an Islamic Jihad leader said the attack "came as a natural reaction to the occupation crimes," and that "It is our right to retaliate."

The Free Muslims Coalition rejects arguments such as the one made by Islamic Jihad to justify killing Israeli civilians and calls on American Muslim leaders to publicly condemn terrorism against Israelis and Jews.

The Free Muslims Coalition recognizes that American Muslim organizations have become more aggressive in condemning terrorism over the last few months. However, the Free Muslims believe that it is essential for American Muslim organizations to specifically condemn terrorism against Israel by HAMAS, Islamic Jihad and other terrorist organizations.

The fact that many American Muslim organizations believe that the Palestinians are persecuted by Israel cannot be used to justify terrorism against innocent Israelis and Jews. Nor can the treatment of Palestinians be used to carve out an exception for Palestinian terrorism. Carving out an exception for Palestinian terrorism because the Palestinians have a just cause is morally wrong and dangerous. It is dangerous because every group thinks their cause is just and if we make an exception for terrorism against Israelis and Jews then everyone will want an exception for their cause.

Moreover, the Free Muslims believe that Muslims who murder Jews and Christians can just as easily murder other Muslims. In fact, Islamist terrorists have began terrorizing other Muslims all over the world. Over the last two years, Muslims were attacked in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other places.

One of the primary reasons that American Muslim organizations have very little credibility among main stream America is because of their unwillingness to specifically condemn terrorism against Israel by terrorist groups such as HAMAS and Islamic Jihad.

The Free Muslims Coalition strongly urges American Muslim organizations to condemn the latest terrorist attack in Israel and to publicly call HAMAS and Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations rather than calling them freedom fighters. American Muslim organizations must set an example for the Muslim world by taking a zero tolerance position towards terrorism and that includes terrorism against Israel.

This is not to say that American Muslims cannot condemn Israeli policies or Israel's treatment of Palestinians. However, Israel's policies should never be used to justify terrorism against Israelis and Jews.

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