The Nation is running an appeal for the “victims” in the Gaza Strip. Writing on the magazine’s “Act Now” blog, a “guide to expressing informed dissent to war, racism, sexism, environmental degradation and market-based solutions to social problems,” associate publisher Peter Rothberg directs readers to the website of CARE International and Doctors Without Borders. “The health system has been hard hit by increased demand and an inability to secure supplies or to repair or replace equipment,” he writes. “No matter your views on Israel and Palestine, it’s absolutely insane, in my view, for anyone to think that Israel can successfully bomb its way to peace and security.”

I may disagree with the last sentiment, but it’s nonetheless nice to see The Nation raising money for third-party sources attempting to alleviate the suffering that’s the inevitable result of any military operation in a densely populated area, even one carried out by the Israeli military, which is the most precise in the world when it comes to these sorts of things. I wondered, however, whether anyone at the magazine had ever bothered to launch a similar campaign for the Israeli victims of Palestinian terrorism, particularly the residents of Sderot, who have lived under siege as a result of the 2005 Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, withstanding frequent rocket attacks ever since. A quick search of The Nation’s website, unsurprisingly, finds no such appeal.

Lest you doubt the spirit of generosity over at The Nation, note that it has encouraged its readers to support such worthy causes as a website that publishes the results of chemical tests on children’s toys and a letter writing campaign “to major toy marketers urging them to target parents, not children, with their millions of dollars in advertising lucre.” Apparently the sympathy of The Nation, which loves to wallow in the perceived victimhood of every imaginable “marginalized” group, doesn’t extend to Jews.