Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran is especially dangerous because of when & where it happened more than because the target was Haniyeh himself. Hamas will continue to function as it has been whether he is alive or not (this is not to downplay the gravity of political assassination).
Haniyeh was relatively unimportant - compared to Yahya S…
Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran is especially dangerous because of when & where it happened more than because the target was Haniyeh himself. Hamas will continue to function as it has been whether he is alive or not (this is not to downplay the gravity of political assassination).
Haniyeh was relatively unimportant - compared to Yahya Sinwar in Gaza or Khaled Mesha’al in Qatar - though he was the chief negotiator in the ceasefire talks with Israel. The future of such talks is now uncertain. But the significance of the past 5 days - or since the rocket attack in Majdal Shams killed 12 young people, Druze residents of the illegally occupied Golan Heights, most of whom have refused Israeli citizenship for decades - cannot be overstated.
There has been much speculation as to who was responsible for those deaths with many believing (on the basis of some evidence) that an Israeli interceptor missile from its Iron Dome system misfired and caused this tragedy. This is supported by the simple fact that the Druze of the Golan are allies of the Lebanese Hizbullah movement. Hizbullah would have no reason whatsoever to bomb an ally, and its continued denial of any involvement in this attack supports this fact.
The recent assassinations of Hizbullah commander Fuad Shukr & Ismail Haniyeh underscore Israel’s determination to continue and widen its war on Gaza. Both men were significant, if replaceable, leaders but that they were killed in Beirut and Tehran respectively shows not only Israel’s determination to widen the war but to bring in Iran (Hizbullah’s chief political & military ally) so that it can finally destroy its nuclear facilities- or better yet, have the US destroy them.
Shukr’s assassination must be seen in the light of Israel’s determination to knock out Hizbullah while Haniyeh’s killing in Tehran highlights the overarching background to this conflict as created and disseminated by pro-Israel propaganda or “Hasbara.” In this world, Iran -not Israel- is the dangerous villain threatening the stability of the Middle East. If given the upper hand, those living in this harsh, inverted fantasy world, will take us right to the edge of an abyss -and possibly right into it.
Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran is especially dangerous because of when & where it happened more than because the target was Haniyeh himself. Hamas will continue to function as it has been whether he is alive or not (this is not to downplay the gravity of political assassination).
Haniyeh was relatively unimportant - compared to Yahya Sinwar in Gaza or Khaled Mesha’al in Qatar - though he was the chief negotiator in the ceasefire talks with Israel. The future of such talks is now uncertain. But the significance of the past 5 days - or since the rocket attack in Majdal Shams killed 12 young people, Druze residents of the illegally occupied Golan Heights, most of whom have refused Israeli citizenship for decades - cannot be overstated.
There has been much speculation as to who was responsible for those deaths with many believing (on the basis of some evidence) that an Israeli interceptor missile from its Iron Dome system misfired and caused this tragedy. This is supported by the simple fact that the Druze of the Golan are allies of the Lebanese Hizbullah movement. Hizbullah would have no reason whatsoever to bomb an ally, and its continued denial of any involvement in this attack supports this fact.
The recent assassinations of Hizbullah commander Fuad Shukr & Ismail Haniyeh underscore Israel’s determination to continue and widen its war on Gaza. Both men were significant, if replaceable, leaders but that they were killed in Beirut and Tehran respectively shows not only Israel’s determination to widen the war but to bring in Iran (Hizbullah’s chief political & military ally) so that it can finally destroy its nuclear facilities- or better yet, have the US destroy them.
Shukr’s assassination must be seen in the light of Israel’s determination to knock out Hizbullah while Haniyeh’s killing in Tehran highlights the overarching background to this conflict as created and disseminated by pro-Israel propaganda or “Hasbara.” In this world, Iran -not Israel- is the dangerous villain threatening the stability of the Middle East. If given the upper hand, those living in this harsh, inverted fantasy world, will take us right to the edge of an abyss -and possibly right into it.
Iran hasn't invaded another country for two and a half centuries. In contrast to some other countries that come to mind.
Funny how that works…
For Hizbullah to bomb the Golan doesn't make any sense. So I don't think they did it.
Netanyahu must be trying to start a war involving the whole of the middle East. He's been trying to get the US to attack Iran for years.