From David Holcberg of the Ayn Rand Institute:
Israel’s targeted killing of Hamas leader Sheikh Yassin was as justified as would be America’s targeted killing of Osama bin Laden. Yassin, the founder and “spiritual leader” of a terrorist organization responsible for the murder and maiming of hundreds of innocents, got what he deserved. That heads of state from London to Paris criticized Israel’s action instead of applauding it reveals, once again, their utter moral bankruptcy–and their seemingly endless willingness to appease evil. But as logic suggests and history demonstrates, appeasing evil only emboldens it, and those who fail to learn this lesson invariably become targets of evil themselves.