Summary
The Hamas military leader whose assassination on November 14, 2012 Falk treats as the planned provocation that opened the November 2012 attack on Gaza (Palestine: The Legitimacy of Hope, PDF p.79, p.86).
Details
- Falk presents him as leader of the military wing of Hamas, “generally thought to be second only to the Gaza prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh” (PDF p.79), and as a “military–political leader of Hamas” (PDF p.86).
- The assassination came “a few days after an informal truce negotiated through the good offices of Egypt and quite ironically agreed to by none other than al-Jabari, acting on behalf of Hamas” (PDF p.79); Falk calls it an extra-judicial killing planned well in advance on elaborate surveillance (PDF p.79).
- Uri Avnery, as reported by Falk, reports that up to his assassination al-Jabari was in contact with Gershon Baskin of Israel, seeking to explore prospects for a long-term ceasefire, and Israeli leaders showed no interest (PDF p.82). In the Mashaal post Falk adds that among al-Jabari’s roles was restraining militias that refused retaliatory-only rocket policies (PDF p.48-49).
Related pages
Palestine: The Legitimacy of Hope, Hamas, Gaza, Khaled Mashaal