American conservatives rightly condemn Hamas for being an antisemitic “kill the Jew behind the tree” death cult, for its use of Palestinian civilians as human shields, and for its use of their bodies as propaganda props. They rightly support Israel’s right to find and kill these terrorists sensibly. Unfortunately, however, too many American conservatives ignore lesser but still significant instances of immorality on the part of the Israeli government.

This dynamic was again on display on Thursday, when right-wing Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich approved a plan to build more than 3,000 homes in the West Bank.