With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival
- Written by Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
Israel’s apparent assassinations of Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah’s top military leader, in Beirut, and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, have raised again the specter of a regional war involving regional adversaries – one that could potentially drag the United States into the fray.
By targeting these two leaders, the...