-OpEd- CAIRO — Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated because he belonged to the Palestinian people and because he was a Palestinian leader. Israel assassinated him [editor’s note: the Israeli government has not confirmed or denied responsibility] just as it assassinated many Palestinian leaders from across the political arena. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. Assassinations are part of Israel’s brutal, racist, colonial policy, and part of its policy of genocide against the P…