Yes, it is that important. We cannot as Americans, whether Catholic, Jewish, or whatever, sit by idly, while Islamic Cult terrorists, this time, Hamas is out killing, raping, and taking Americans and others hostage. Or, are you so comfortable in your room behind whatever locks you have on your house, that you don’t have to worry about what goes on in your neighborhood, community, country, or the world?
You can't have it both ways. You can't hold up Islam and Hamas cultists as the biggest boogie-man in the world today, while at the same time pretending that it is perfectly OK to leave your U.S. citizenship in your wake and move next door to them, or travel to some dopey "Peace Rave" that is being held in the desert just a stone's throw from Gaza.