TSOT144: Understanding Israel - "Rise and [Execute] First"
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It doesn't PROVE anything, without more. But as to in the classic sense of understanding any case and considering a suspect, one tends to try to understand if they're "capable" of the act. Therein circumstantial evidence is relevant.
- What is their outlook?
- What is their history?
- What was "family life" like?
- What do they believe in?
- Have they done things along the same lines of violence or deception as the act you're pondering upon?
From a 2018 book, from a journalist who lives there and has received one of the nation's highest journalistic awards, this history and national policy, along with the well-known "Hannibal Directive" ( I believe I said "Doctrine" in the episode ) helps illuminate the extreme outlook, basically unique among nation states, as to how far they'll go how soon.
Again, not particular evidence of ANYTHING for a specific case, but much like finding out the friendly schoolboy who is an honor roll student has a dark history of a tendency towards violence and/or manipulation, this information MUST color how anyone (and particularly, PRESIDENTS (ahemmm....) and diplomats) deals with this country's leadership.