Listen 0:00 / 0:00 − 1.0x + Default Ready Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip last Friday in a pre-emptive operation because, it claimed, the Islamic Jihad movement was planning to launch an attack across Gaza’s nominal border. Senior Islamic Jihad figure Taysir Al-Jabari and a number of his companions were martyred when the Israelis targeted the building he was in. The movement declared that the Israeli attack was a declaration of war, and its response was launched soon thereafter. According to a political analysis, it appears that there are three factors that directly concern the Israeli government which were behind the attack. The first was the allegation that Islamic Jihad was preparing an attack on Israelis. Hence, … Continue reading Why is the abandonment of Palestine justified by using Iran as a pretext?