In the space of mere hours, Israel killed the lead Hamas ceasefire negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh; assassinated one of the most senior figures in Hezbollah, Fuad Shukr; saw its citizens, including Knesset members and at least one government minister riot for their “right” to rape Palestinian prisoners; and announced that it had killed the head of Hamas’ Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Deif earlier this month, a claim Hamas neither confirmed nor denied.
That’s a lot of events. In their wake, the world waited to see how the United States would react.
Washington’s silence in response to these actions has been deafening, and it does not speak well of the American position in the region or its own policy decisions. …..more
