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November 15, 2019

By Killing Abu al-Atah, Israel Sent a Message to Iran

And tested Hamas.

The ostensible reason Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) fired hundreds of rockets at Israel this week was the IDF’s assassination of one of its senior commanders, Abu al-Atah—itself a response to a Palestinian rocket barrage a few days beforehand. To Michael Koplow, the killing of Atah was intended to send a direct message to Tehran:

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November 15, 2019

  1. Iran Violated the Nuclear Deal in Several Ways, Some of Which Are Irreversible

    Its current breakout time is no more than ten months.

  2. On the Campus Left, There Is No Place for Jews Who Won’t Abjure Israel

    Every progressive event is now an anti-Israel event.

  3. By Killing Abu al-Atah, Israel Sent a Message to Iran

    And tested Hamas.

  4. The Sin of Sodom through Rabbinic Eyes

    Where cruelty was encouraged and compassion punished.

  5. The Return of Communal Challah Baking

    The old roots of a recent Jewish fad.