Killing the other side’s negotiator generally doesn’t enhance the negotiation process. From a Cradle contributor at cradle.co:
Israel’s killing of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh was designed not just to eliminate the top Palestinian negotiator in ceasefire talks but also the man most capable of unifying the disparate Palestinian factions in Gaza, the West Bank, and abroad.
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The assassination of Hamas Political Bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh has killed any chance for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza – on terms favorable to Palestinians – and leaves a huge political vacuum within the resistance movement.
The assassination, which took place during an official visit to Tehran for the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, coincided with 300 days of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Haniyeh was the chief Palestinian negotiator in indirect months-long ceasefire talks with the Israeli delegation, among them Mossad Chief David Barnea, whose organization reportedly executed the shocking kill operation.
This targeting of the head of the political movement reflects Israel’s systematic policy of assassinating leaders who can unify ranks and deepen relations with regional and international powers. This also explains the reasoning behind Israel’s 2 January assassination of Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut, the key Hamas figure managing relations between Tehran, Ankara, Lebanon, and Doha.
Haniyeh, too, was distinguished not only by his ability to bridge the vision gap between Hamas’ military and political wings but also by successfully liaising with various regional and international powers and playing a major role advancing the interests of the resistance group in its three target regions – Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and abroad.
“Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would do what Abraham did. As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. You are doing the works of your own father.”
John 8:39-41
Brandon’s handlers say they will end all sanctions if Iran refrains from retaliation. (H/T-NCR)
But, but, but, the YMCA Village People DEI navy is being sent there to help the indispensable chosen ones?
Cue the Doogie Howser in Karl Ruprecht Kronen outfit and… it’s afraid.
Something useful just might come out of (s)election time besides the lowered gas?
That SPR has to be long gone by now.
The CPUSA (D) wing of the Uni-Soviet should own it all but the feckless loser wing known as the Grand Old Politburo (R) are the Bad News Bears.
Burning it all down isn’t as easy as the faculty lounge expected and there is always opportunity in chaos as the comrades say.