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Israeli’s targeted assassination of scientists across the Middle East appears to be ongoing. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, once called out by name in one of Netanyahu’s news conferences, was killed outside of Tehran on Friday https://apnews.com/article/dubai-iran-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-weapons-israel-28d7c6e4abec1b82f2d2f3ad649bbe01
“Under Israeli law, the prime minister alone is authorized to approve an assassination operation, euphemistically known as ‘negative treatment’ within the Mossad.” More detail on the practice (despite anonymous sourcing & loaded language)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/world/middleeast/syrian-rocket-scientist-mossad-assassination.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/world/middleeast/syrian-rocket-scientist-mossad-assassination.html
UN Charter, Article 2(4) states: “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations”
Nations that engage in “targeted killing” have used sophistry to get around what would otherwise be considered a grave violation of the UN Charter https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/10/targeted-killing-assassination-extrajudicial-execution-targeted-killing-illegal-trump-iran-suleimani/
Important thread https://twitter.com/zachjcarter/status/1332362298841845760
