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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 25 MIN

Is Israel's decades-long assassination policy becoming normalised?

from The Inside Story Podcast · host Al Jazeera

Israel assassinated Iran's supreme leader on the first day of the war — killing senior military, intelligence and political figures afterwards. For decades, assassination has been Israeli policy. But what has the strategy achieved? And is it becoming normalised?  In this episode:  Rami Khouri, Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut Illan Pappe, Israeli historian and chairperson of the Nakba Memorial Foundation Luca Trenta, Associate Professor at Swansea University who specialises in state-sponsored assassinations  Host: James Bays Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

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Israel assassinated Iran's supreme leader on the first day of the war — killing senior military, intelligence and political figures afterwards. For decades, assassination has been Israeli policy. But what has the strategy achieved? And is it...

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