They must tell Muslims that terrorism has no justification and that al-Qaida and its offshoots are criminal, not Islamic, organizations. So too they must acknowledge are Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, Hamas and the Al-Aksa Martyrs' Brigade -- killers and criminals all, whether they attack a transit system in London, bomb a nightclub in Bali, destroy a train in Madrid, crash planes in New York or set off explosives in a crowded restaurant in Tel Aviv.

Most Muslims are not terrorists, but most terrorists are Muslims. There is no place in civil society for an ideology that celebrates mass murder or deems suicide bombing a sacred act.

Moderate Muslim leaders must take aggressive steps to ensure that Islam proves to be what they keep telling everybody it is -- a religion of tolerance and peace.

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