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By Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to defeating the Palestinian Liberation Organisation was to assassinate its then-leader Yasser Arafat. The elimination of Arafat, the Shin Bet commander Yehuda Arbel wrote in his diary, was “a … Continue reading “from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace”
By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University The timing and targets of Israel’s attacks on Iran tell us that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s short-term goal is to damage Iran’s nuclear facilities in order to severely diminish its weapons program. But Netanyahu has made clear another goal: he said the war with Iran … Continue reading “Regime change wouldn’t likely bring democracy to Iran. A more threatening force could fill the vacuum”
Iran and Israel have exchanged attacks for a fourth night, with Iranian rockets killing at least five in central Israel and explosions …
Sirens sounded out early on Monday morning and the night skies above Jerusalem were once again lit up with what were …
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Iran’s ballistic missile strike against Israel a ‘big mistake’ vowing to retaliate.