I don’t want to get in the middle of your argument, but I’d like to interject something.

Does Craig say that other people deserve to be exterminated? I didn’t see that. It looks like he’s specifically talking about the Israelites conquering Canaan.

Also, the story isn’t complete either. Some of the Canaanite towns were negotiated with and given a chance to either flee or surrender. Not all the Canaanites were killed. Remember, too, that the Israelites who came out of Egypt with Moses also sinned (built the golden calf and ensuing debauchery) and were not allowed to enter Israel. That’s the 40 years of wandering in the desert. That generation had to die.

Anyway, this was about 3200 years ago and believers do believe it. Jews, too. That doesn’t mean you can draw a line and say that XYZ culture deserves to die today. No one gets to interpret that today.