By Andrew L. Jaffee

BBC reporter Alan Johnston was kidnapped by Palestinians a week ago in Gaza. Margaret Beckett, the UK’s foreign secretary, today groveled before parliament:

…Mrs Beckett said it was particularly sad when someone who had been a long-standing friend of the Palestinian people suffered in this way. …

A friend? Is she implying that Johnston writes stories favoring the Palestinian side? When will people learn? There are no “friends” among people who do not share civilized values. All the placating of terrorists is a waste of time, and downright dishonorable.