Israel’s September 7 drone attack in Doha, Qatar, apparently aimed at killing top Hamas leaders, was not just another strike in a region where Israeli aggression has become routine. The location made it extraordinary: The capital city of the major United States ally mediating the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. Yet in its intent and effect, the attack echoed Israel’s familiar pattern of using assassinations and military force to derail negotiations and block any path to peaceful coexistence.

Israel has long disregarded international law, struck targets across the region, assassinated Palestinian and other leaders who resist it, and collapsed ceasefire or peace negotiations with its Palestinian foes, always in the name of protecting its security. In 1948, members of the Israeli S

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