Sorry for the delay In responding - things get busy. I don't defend the murderous actions of any regime, whether Israeli, American (yes, much high-up American leadership is Godless, even evil), any number of Muslim regimes, or many other nations committing atrocities as well. You aren't seeing the big picture - those unreconciled with God, living without God's indwelling Holy Spirit, are ultimately either aiding Satan or are at best sidelined in the battle against him, and he's very good at getting us to destroy each other. The human heart, without God, is "desperately wicked", and nationality doesn't matter. On reconciliation, "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Genuine good fruit and good works outflow from a right relationship with God, but good works alone can't wash our sins away. In Matthew 7 Jesus isn't criticizing people for calling Him Lord; he is criticizing those who call Him Lord yet disobey him.