The Secret History of European Intelligence and Mossad's Assassination Campaign
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- Israel has used assassination as a routine policy tool, targeting leaders of groups like Hizbullah, Hamas, and the Houthis, as well as civilian functionaries.
- Historical precedents include the medieval Assassins, Zionist groups like Irgun and Lehi, and Mossad's targeted killing squads.
- Operation Wrath of God, launched after the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, involved Mossad assassinating individuals linked to the attack, including mistaken targets like Ahmed Bouchiki.
- The Club de Berne, an informal association of European and other security agencies, secretly aided Mossad's assassination campaigns by providing intelligence and logistical support.
- Israel's assassination program has been emulated by the US post-9/11, with both nations using drones and elite units to eliminate high-value targets.
- Recent Israeli operations in Gaza have scaled up assassinations using AI systems, with little international objection from former Club de Berne partners.