Israeli investigative journalist Ronen Bergman explains the history and radical ideological and religious underpinnings of this rogue policy tacitly endorsed by the United States.
“The state of Israel has a history of great violence, visited on it by its enemies and in return by Israel’s own intelligence services and military. In “Rise and Kill First,” journalist and author Ronen Bergman writes about the nearly century-long campaign of targeted killing. He joins Nick Schifrin to discuss the secret history of these strikes.” (PBS)
Watch this rare and candid conversation about a topic which is rarely if ever mentioned on US, UK or Western European mainstream media coverage:
Top Photo | People gather around a car as it is removed by a mobile crane in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 11, 2012. Two assailants on a motorcycle attached magnetic bombs to the car of an Iranian university professor working at a key nuclear facility, killing him and wounding two people. The assassination was later confirmed to be a joint effort by the MEK and Israeli intelligence according to U.S. officials. Meghdad Madadi | AP
Source | 21st Century Wire