I'll give you a historical example. In WWII, Nazi commanders would execute a dozen random civilians in a village for every German solder killed by resistance fighters in that village.
The "appropriate" response would have been to identify the actual culprit and punish the resistance operative for espionage (operating in enemy territory without a uniform violates the rules of war).
Now, do you think the villagers held the resistance fighters morally responsible for the execution of their peers? Or the Nazi commanders?
I wouldn't be so sure about that reaction.
I'll give you a historical example. In WWII, Nazi commanders would execute a dozen random civilians in a village for every German solder killed by resistance fighters in that village.
The "appropriate" response would have been to identify the actual culprit and punish the resistance operative for espionage (operating in enemy territory without a uniform violates the rules of war).
Now, do you think the villagers held the resistance fighters morally responsible for the execution of their peers? Or the Nazi commanders?
That is a great analogy. Try out this one:
During WWII over 25000 non Jews in Europe risked their lives to save Jews.
SInce Oct 7th, not a single Palestinian has lifted a finger to help the hostages.
Now, do you think the Palestinian civilians or European civilians hold more moral responsibility for the torture and starvation of those hostages?