Selective empathy is complicity

OK, let’s talk about the Soroka – since I haven’t heard a peep of real condemnation from so-called progressive (read: regressive) folks around the world.

One of Israel’s major hospitals was attacked in today’s ballistic missile strike from Iran. A hospital. Thank God the wards had already been evacuated because we were bracing for this exact kind of escalation. But still – this was a direct attack on a civilian medical facility.

And yet… crickets.

Outside of the Jewish world, I’m hearing very little outrage. In fact, the silence speaks volumes.

What I am hearing – over and over again – is the tired refrain: “But Israel targets hospitals in Gaza.” So let me say this one more time as clearly as I can:

Every innocent Palestinian death is a tragedy. Every child killed in an Israeli strike is devastating. Every sick person caught in the crossfire is a nightmare. And anyone who claims otherwise is not speaking for me.

AND – point number two, which matters just as much – Hamas and other terror organizations embed themselves in hospitals. They fire rockets from within them. They build tunnels beneath them. They weaponize their own civilians because they know the world will blame Israel no matter what.

That doesn’t make it easier. That doesn’t make it OK.

But it does make it reality.

And while we are now at war with Iran, we still haven’t forgotten the hostages in Gaza. We still ache for the families who just want their loved ones home. We still want a just and lasting end to this war – and that means dismantling the terror infrastructure so both sides can breathe again.

I’m no political or military strategist. But I’m a mother. I live here. I live with every action our government takes or doesn’t take.

And I’m telling you now:

The silence from the Left as Israeli hospitals are intentionally targeted by the Iranian regime?
It’s deafening.
And it’s shameful.

If you can’t bring yourself to condemn a missile aimed at a hospital – just because it happened in Israel – then maybe it’s time to ask what your values are really rooted in. Because if your outrage only flows in one direction, it was never about justice. It was never about peace. And it certainly was never about human rights. It was about your politics.

And that kind of selective empathy isn’t just hypocrisy – it’s complicity.