Meshaal’s Mea Culpa

Khaled Meshaal apologized for Hamas brutality during the Gaza putsch. AP quotes:

“What happened, I swear to God and God is a witness, was loathsome for us. But it is like a medicine pill that we were forced to swallow,” he said in a speech at an Islamic conference held here.

Here’s a good litmus test to judge this apology: Imagine the headlines if an Israeli official used the exact same language to dismiss international criticism of (fill in the blank).