(JNS) Dr. Harold Rhode - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was eliminated in Tehran while he was the guest of the Iranian regime. In the Middle East, when someone comes to visit you, you are obliged to protect him. Not being able to do so heaps shame on you. The fact that Israel was somehow able to eliminate Haniyeh in one of the regime's most protected compounds makes the Iranian government the laughing stock of the Muslim world. In the Muslim world, a person, group or country must avenge a humiliation in order to regain their honor. Not doing so is understood as a sign that you are weak. Middle Easterners despise weakness. That is why the Iranian government must avenge Haniyeh's death as soon as possible. If they don't, they risk being overthrown at home because they appear weak. The writer, a fellow of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, served as an adviser on the Islamic world for the U.S. Department of Defense for 28 years.
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