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Assassinations strike fear into Israel’s enemies. But do they really work?
Hamas leader Haniyeh is just the latest victim of a ‘weapon’ that has eliminated in often spectacular fashion hundreds of Israel’s enemies over the years.
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Supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah drive through the streets of Saida, Lebanon, following tributes for the slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
PHOTO: NYTIMES
Israel has not claimed responsibility for the recent assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, the militant Palestinian organisation.
But then, the Jewish state hardly needs to own up to such activities since everything – from the choice of the target to precise knowledge about Haniyeh’s secret movements – had the word “Israel” written all over it.
