Peace is a two-way street

The following letter of mine appeared in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald of Dec. 31.
"I note the Dec. 26 news item that a Nova Scotia postal worker will journey to Gaza 'to witness the devastation from last year's Israeli invasion.'
It might be more productive if she were to picket the headquarters of the Hamas terrorists who persist in sending hundreds of rockets aimed at Israel's civilian population. It is hard to sympathize with the thugs and murderers who use their own civilians as shields while they send rockets against civilians of another country.
Imagine a situation in which former Alaska governor Sarah Palin decided to attack Canadian villages with rockets. Would the Canadian Forces allow this to continue? But of course, such a fantastic situation would never occur, because Canada and the U.S. are stable countries with civilized populations that are subject to the rule of law.
Peace cannot be attained by one side alone. After Israel ended the Gaza occupation, the terrorists did not respond with peace but with more war. Peace will come when Palestinian extremists give up their attempt to reverse history and destroy Israel. Until then, armed defence by Israel, including attacks to destroy rocket bases, will no doubt continue and separation barriers will no doubt be strengthened."
For some reason, CUP-W, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, has decided to support Hamas-ruled Gaza by sending delegates there. Does the Union feel it is o.k. to fire rockets at Israel? Condemning one side of a dispute, rather than seeing the suffering of both sides does not assist in bringing about peace. On the contrary, it encourages the rocketeers to continue their deadly attacks.