Jim, my view on your "hostage" question is in line with the Law of Armed Conflict and is universally accepted. Except by you obviously.

You said "And you want us to condemn Palastinian rocket attacks"

No I do not. Everyone else already has. Only you justify them.

The old joke about beating your wife is that there is no option to say that you never started beating her.
The rockets started years ago.
Have they stopped rocketing civilians?
No.
And it is not a joke.