Shahaf Rabi, at The Blogs

Nov 12, 2020, 7:56 PM

Excellent Statecraft? The Targeted Killing of Baha Abu al-Ata

A year has passed since Israel killed Baha Abu al-Ata, the commander of the entire northern Gaza Strip sector forces of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (hereinafter, PIJ) military wing. He was a rogue actor which disrupted the plans of...

Dec 27, 2018, 2:10 PM

Israel’s Disaster Relief Diplomacy

One of Raphael Ahren's, the Times of Israel's diplomatic correspondent, recent articles was titled "Israel sends warm wishes, but no aid, to tsunami-stricken Indonesia." After I read it, I thought people might be interested in a brief historical overview...

Nov 14, 2018, 2:07 PM

Reinstating ISR. Targeted Killing Policy – a Trite Discussion Expanded

The Israeli Special Forces' operation on Sunday night (Nov. 11) was exposed, and as a result, an Israeli soldier as well as several terrorists were killed. Among the killed terrorists was Nour Barakeh, a local senior commander. Thus, rumors...

Sep 20, 2018, 6:28 PM

To Demolish, or Not to Demolish, That’s the Question

Sunday morning, September 16, 2018, a father fought with his son as the teenager refused to go to school. After he was beaten by his father, the enraged kid ran away. When the parents realized that their son was...

Aug 1, 2018, 7:18 PM

Arson Terrorists — A Legally Legitimate Target

The conflict between Israel and Hamas represents an ongoing competition of two adversaries. It consists of moves and counter-moves. In April 2018, Hamas seized the initiative and started a new episode of innovation in the conflict: the use of incendiary...

About Me

Shahaf Rabi is the former Founding Director of the Israeli Center for the Study of Targeted Killings, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He runs the Security Studies Review (www.securitystudiesreview.com). Reflecting his research interests, topics often written about include: future of warfare, targeted killing, innovation of armed organizations, and more.