The notion of being even-handed between terrorist groups sworn to Israel's destruction and a democratic country defending itself from armed attack is a moral absurdity, a "perversion of our traditions" as The Globe and Mail put it.
He deliberately casts the matter in black and white terms. He doesn't want us to consider all sides of the issue.
I'm not at all surprised that we might agree about some things. We already have.
I'm not that impressed with his principles either, I have a low opinion of simple sets of rules as a substitute for reasoned judgement and flexibility. I suppose it's a general anti-authoritarian streak I have.
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