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Israel
has just assassinated Hamas’s Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in
Tehran and Hezbollah military leader Fuad Shukr in Beirut in what is an
unwarranted escalation that could lead to regional war. Read this
collection of perspectives on the events from Arab Center Washington DC’s analysts.
Khalil E. Jahshan, Executive Director
Netanyahu's
foolish steps in Beirut and Tehran will not “finish up the war,” will
multiply the number of enemies to face simultaneously, and will
potentially harm US interests in the region.
Tamara Kharroub, Deputy Executive Director and Senior Fellow
The
prospects for a truce and an end to the war are even more remote now as
both Hamas and Iran vow revenge and as Netanyahu’s government has shown
it has no interest in peace.
Imad K. Harb, Director of Research and Analysis
Hezbollah
is unlikely to let Shukr’s assassination go unpunished and will most
assuredly respond by increasing its attacks and even choosing to strike
deeper inside Israel.
Yousef Munayyer, Head of the Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow
The
dual assassinations in Beirut and Tehran come right after Netanyahu’s
address to Congress and his meetings at the White House. The entire
region will assume the strikes were carried out with American
blessings.
Hanna Alshaikh, Palestine Project Coordinator
Killing
Haniyeh now is not only a provocation to Iran and an assault on Hamas,
but it also represents an attempt to disrupt Haniyeh’s conciliatory
efforts with other Palestinian factions. |