In Jerusalem, onward March 23, 200...

In Jerusalem, onward March 23, 2004, Israel continued its long-standing policy of killing political opposites with the assassination of the "spiritual" leader of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Hamas is committed to fighting the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank through means of suicide-bombers, as it lacks other means. The cluster is therefore designated by Israelis--and today also on many Western countries--as terrorists. The latest Hamas attack came at the seaport of Ashod forward March 13 with a double suicide-bombing. This claimed the lives of ten Israelis and about 20 wounded. During the following ten days, Israel killed near ...