On September 13, 1939 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth narrowly avoided death when Nazi German bombs landed on part of Buckingham Palace when they were there. The royal couple, by staying in London throughout World War II, were determined to show they would share the same dangers from Nazi attacks as the rest of the British people. Their defiant decision not only illustrated courage but even more importantly symbolized solidarity with the population and the symbols of national resistance. Whatever else can be said of the qualities of the political leader of the terrorist group Hamas, his absence from the scene of danger has not illustrated a similar profile in courage. We know the Hamas leader, Khalid Meshaal, is a busy man. From his luxurious hotel rooms in Dota, Qatar he goes, always well dressed, to the grated Hamas media office to give interviews to the BBC, Charlie Rose, and other media outlets. Like a gyroscope he is always spinning, but not really going anywhere, least of...(Read Full Article)