Two thousand and three hundred: That’s how many targeted killing operations Israel has carried out over the years, Israeli journalist and author Ronen Bergman estimates in his stunning new book Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations. The book traces the history of a key strategy in the history of Israel’s intelligence and security apparatuses, and raises questions about its ethical and practical aspects. When (if ever) are these assassinations justified, and are they even a smart idea?
This is a segment from The “Assassination, Prevarication & Narration Peroration” Edition.
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Photo By Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90: Members of the Islamic Hamas movement stand next to a portrait of the group’s assassinated top commander Mahmud al-Mabhuh.
