Targeted Killings

A fascinating article, describing the history of targeted killings by Israel and explaining their effectiveness. A short excerpt:

While on the run, the Palestinian terrorist's energy is devoted to survival rather than to planning the next attack. The terrorist detaches himself from his close circle of friends and family and begins to live a fugitive's life. He is forced to spend each night in a different location, often sleeping in the open field. Hours each day are wasted looking for a safe haven to spend the coming night.

As the article says, it is hard to quantify the effectiveness of prevention, but that doesn't mean that the effect is not substantial.