I've been thinking tonight about what Washington - or Coral Springs or Boynton Beach or Wellington - would be like if these places in my life in the U.S. were being bombarded with rockets, what America would be like tonight if hundreds of rockets were being launched into our towns with the twin goals of terror and murder. This is what Israel is enduring - in every part of the country. They are acting to defend themselves just as we would.

Think about the past week and how Hamas's war on Israel has affected life in the Middle East and how we talk about it. We just condemned the killings of three innocent Israeli teens. We also condemned the killing of an innocent Palestinian teen. Even as people of goodwill continue to mourn these losses, terrorists rain down rockets on Southern Israel, Tel Aviv and even Jerusalem, one of the holiest places in the world for three religions. And Hamas uses civilians to guard and hide their rockets and rocket launchers.

These heinous acts of terror provide some much-needed clarity for the world. Hamas's terror war on Israel violates international law and international norms. Israel must be able to defend herself and her people against these indiscriminate terror attacks. And free countries like ours, nations who want peace, must support Israel's efforts to provide peace for its people.

Just imagine a rocket siren sounding in your neighborhood tonight...