As abhorrent as I find these extrajudicial executions, I can’t remember any country facing any real reprecussions for stuff like this.
Novachok in playgrounds, polonium poisonings, journalists getting sawed into pieces, generals being blown up in their cars. We all must have read a pretty long list of these killings by government actors. I cannot remember any consequences except sternly worded letters.
Sanctions are one thing but there’s also condemnation from media and political figures. Compare the outrage in the West about the Kashoggi murder vs. this:
I see your point. Kashoggi was special because he was a journalist and the journalistic world should stick up extra for their own. I saw plenty of outrage of Israel targeting these journalists in this round of the Gaza conflict.
Imagine if this was reversed and the Iranians murdered an Israeli military advisor.
You act like they would not, given the chance. There is no love lost between Iran and Israel.
Not really my point. To clarify, Israel seems to get a pass for this kind of behavior where other countries would not.
As abhorrent as I find these extrajudicial executions, I can’t remember any country facing any real reprecussions for stuff like this.
Novachok in playgrounds, polonium poisonings, journalists getting sawed into pieces, generals being blown up in their cars. We all must have read a pretty long list of these killings by government actors. I cannot remember any consequences except sternly worded letters.
Sanctions are one thing but there’s also condemnation from media and political figures. Compare the outrage in the West about the Kashoggi murder vs. this:
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2AB0EQ/
I see your point. Kashoggi was special because he was a journalist and the journalistic world should stick up extra for their own. I saw plenty of outrage of Israel targeting these journalists in this round of the Gaza conflict.