Opinion: Doha strike shows that no peace can be achieved by recognising Israel

Israeli attempts to assassinate Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, consistently result in humiliation for Israel. A 1997 Mossad operation in Jordan to poison Meshaal was foiled when King Hussein demanded the antidote, threatening to revoke the peace treaty between the two nations. This historical event is presented as a parallel to a recent Israeli strike targeting Hamas negotiators in Doha. The central argument is that these actions demonstrate that formal recognition of Israel by Arab states does not prevent it from conducting such attacks, thereby undermining the prospect of real peace.