Author: Honig, Or

Source: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Volume 30, Number 6, June 2007 , pp. 563-577(15)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

This study explains Israel's insufficiently discriminate use of strategic assassinations during the last two decades. It shows that the tool's misuse considerably diminished its overall contribution to Israel's national security. It identifies five dimensions of systematic misuse: timing, political views of the targets, organizational affiliation, domestic political consequences for the adversary, and the visibility of Israel's responsibility. It finds three clusters of causes for these patterns of misuse: a flawed decision-making culture, the prevalence of false causal stories, and the pernicious effect of norms. This study could not find evidence for a direct link between domestic political pressures to any systematic pattern of misuse.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10576100701329584

Affiliations: 1: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Publication date: 2007-06-01

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