Israeli assassinations in Israeli eyes

New report published by Ha'aretz, one of the biggest and widely distributed newspapers in Israel, about Israeli army assassinating operations. Report said The Israeli army has been assassinating wanted West Bank Palestinians in spite of the High Court of Justice's guidelines.High-level military officials approved assassinations in the West Bank, "even when it could have been possible to arrest the targets instead," according to the Ha'aretz report. This means of course a sort of a field and quick execution process. Army officers authorized the killings in advance; "in writing, even if innocent bystanders would be killed as well," the report goes on to say. The assassinations policy also runs contrary to what the military had been telling the High Court, "as they were subject only to minimal restrictions" prior to a court ruling that demanded otherwise. Ziad Malaisha, who was killed on 20 June 2007 near Jenin was published in the Israeli newspaper as an example of one such mission. The obtained document, which is a preliminary paper called "Operation Two Towers," details a mission planned by Israeli commander Yair Naveh. Though it insists that "the mission is arrest," the document allows for the army to kill any of three Islamic Jihad members.On 12 April, the same commander approved the killing of just one of the three, as well as "another two people at most." According to a spokesperson for the Israeli army's office, the plans to kill Islamic Jihad members would only be implemented if arrests failed, but that the "alternative is preferable."
Israeli assassination operations had been widely considered as an effective tool against Palestinian activists during second Intefada and resulting in killing big leaders of Palestinian fractions, such as Salah Shehada "former general leader of Al – Qassam brigades, armor arm of Hamas", Ahmad Yassin, Abd Al- Aziz Al – Rantesee "leaders and members of Hamas finders, Abu Ali Mustafa "leader of Al- Jabha Al- Shabyya", and others. During these opertions, many civilian Palestinians including women and children were killed.

such tool or process is usually considered by terrorists, thugs,..etc. However, it is considered by state like Israel that called itself as the only democratic state in its region. what a silly and discasting statement.