Ismail Haniyeh killing: Israel is following Netanyahu 'blindly' into the abyss
Published date: Mercredi 31 juillet 2024 - 20:53
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Two assassinations. Two capital cities. Less than 24 hours.
One struck an apartment in downtown Beirut, killing a woman and two children - targeting a Hezbollah senior commander.
Then just hours later, a strike in the heart of Tehran, assassinating Hamas’s most high-profile figure, and its political chief - Ismail Haniyeh.
Israel has claimed the first attack, though not the second - at least not yet - but the repercussions are already starting to be felt - as are fears that we’re barreling towards an inevitable regional war - one that could spiral quickly out of control.
This week on The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with award-winning Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy about the significance of the two high-profile assassinations.
Haniyeh’s killing, in particular, threatens to derail the already fragile ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, which have so far failed to put an end to a horrific 10-month war that has killed more than 39,000 Palestinians and 1200 Israelis.
It also pushes the United States deeper into a corner.
The Biden administration has failed to pull Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the brink but continues to supply him with weapons used against a civilian population in Gaza while undermining attempts to hold Israel to account internationally.
Now less than 100 days before an election that could return Trump to the White House - Can the US really afford to follow Israel into a war with Hezbollah - and possibly - a war with Iran?
Subscribe and listen on all podcast platforms: https://thebigpicture.buzzsprout.com/
One struck an apartment in downtown Beirut, killing a woman and two children - targeting a Hezbollah senior commander.
Then just hours later, a strike in the heart of Tehran, assassinating Hamas’s most high-profile figure, and its political chief - Ismail Haniyeh.
Israel has claimed the first attack, though not the second - at least not yet - but the repercussions are already starting to be felt - as are fears that we’re barreling towards an inevitable regional war - one that could spiral quickly out of control.
This week on The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with award-winning Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy about the significance of the two high-profile assassinations.
Haniyeh’s killing, in particular, threatens to derail the already fragile ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, which have so far failed to put an end to a horrific 10-month war that has killed more than 39,000 Palestinians and 1200 Israelis.
It also pushes the United States deeper into a corner.
The Biden administration has failed to pull Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the brink but continues to supply him with weapons used against a civilian population in Gaza while undermining attempts to hold Israel to account internationally.
Now less than 100 days before an election that could return Trump to the White House - Can the US really afford to follow Israel into a war with Hezbollah - and possibly - a war with Iran?
Subscribe and listen on all podcast platforms: https://thebigpicture.buzzsprout.com/
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