Mark Perry: No Confirmation, But Sure Of Israeli Covert War in Iran

After accusing Israel of carrying out covert "false flag" operations, Mark Perry tells Australia's ABC News he's "sure" Israel also…

By Pesach Benson January 17, 2012

After accusing Israel of carrying out covert “false flag” operations, Mark Perry tells Australia’s ABC News he’s “sure” Israel also assassinated Mostafa Rashan.

The evidence? Why, Perry’s own speculation:

Mr Perry says while he does not have confirmation Israel is behind the attacks, he is sure it is responsible . . .

He says while Iran has many enemies in the region, the sophistication of the attacks excludes the majority of them.

Perry — better known for peddling a dubious quote in the name of Gen. Petraeus — is entitled to his speculation. But when all’s said and done, I can’t square his threadbare facts with ABC’s’ headline:

© Divuach Ne’eman R”A, 2025

Pesach Benson

Pesach Benson

A Baltimore native, Pesach was with HonestReporting from 2011 to 2020. He edited the Israel Daily News Stream and authored the e-book, Red Lines: HonestReporting’s 8 Categories of Media Bias. Before moving to Israel in 1995, he worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Jewish Times. Pesach has a B.A. in political science from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, where he was executive editor of the campus newspaper.

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