As you've probably heard, helicopters of the Isreali Defense Force carried out a rocket attack which resulted in the death of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the founder of the Palistinian terrorist organization, Hamas. There has been a wave of condemnation of this act from various foreign leaders and, naturally, Hamas has vowed revenge against Isreal.
It's being characterized as an assassination. I disagree. Hamas is at war with Isreal. They don't want peace, they don't want a Palestinian state, they want the destruction of Isreal and the deaths of all Jews. Therefore, the leader of Isreal's enemy was a legitimate military target just as any general would be. Vowing revenge and saying they will retaliate is essentially meaningless since they would carry out whatever attacks they could even if Yassin were still alive.
Yassin was the "spiritual leader" of Hamas, which is the reason some are giving for their condemnation. Whereas in the US we differentiate between our spiritual and military leaders, in the world of radical Islam there is no such distinction. Yassin personally ordered the deaths of hundreds of Isrealis and is every bit as responsible for their deaths as the terrorists who carried out those orders. Besides, Hamas would gladly blow up all the synagogues and kill all the rabbis they could if given the opportunity. It's a true double-standard and they probably don't even realize it exists.
Banagor has a couple of choice rants on the subject, which are what inspired me to write the above:
Saruman in Hell
Responding to the Assholes
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