Israel's death squads: A soldiers story

The Independent by Donald Macintyre | Mar. 1, 2009 (Special Report)

The Israeli military's policy of targeted killings has been described from the inside for the first time. In an interview with The Independent on Sunday, and in his testimony to an ex-soldiers' organisation, Breaking the Silence, a former member of an assassination squad has told of his role in a botched ambush that killed two Palestinian bystanders, as well as the two militants targeted.

The operation, which took place a little over eight years ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Feb 28, 2009 - 10:37 PM PST
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 by Dan Kennedy - Mar. 1, 2009

This account of the work of an "Israeli assassination squad" is based on the word of one anonymous former soldier, with very little verification of the facts he presents. Though the difficulty of reporting such a story is understandable, it does not pass the bar for quality journalism.

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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Mar. 1, 2009

Everyone knows the Israel military assassinates high value targets. The author, in a well written piece which is sourced fairly well for an Israeli operation, also makes it clear that collateral damage means nothing to Israel.

I hope Obama doesn't get bogged down, like Clinton in his final year, in trying to bring peace to an area that doesn't want peace. They only want ... More »

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