Guy was an old bigot, no question about it. But should this Olin guy be fired simply for expressing his opinion on the matter?

Here are some reasons to be on skid row at night: buy drugs. End of list.

Other than Israel being surrounded by countries either run by or willingly or unwillingly harboring them, and their expressed desire to destroy Israel? No, I suppose there is no reason at all to make that assumption.

No your absolutely right, they should just do nothing like the US did after an ambassador and three other Americans were killed in Benghazi. Inaction won't embolden the jihadists.