I won't shed tears for the guy, but did he deserve to be murdered?
I don’t thing it’s so clear cut. While he certainly wasn’t a terrorist with actual blood on his hands, is that the dividing line? What about an influential personality who incites the Palestinians with claims that the Israelis stole their land, invented a historical connection to Palestine, and are perpetrating a 9/11 on the Palestinian people. Such vitriol is not harmless; it can easily do much of the work for Hamas, Hezbolla, etc. and lead to the murder of innocent people as has happened repeatedly in the past. Does someone get a free pass because he’s not the one actually wearing the explosives belt on the egged bus?
Do I think that the mossaad should put every inciter on a hit list? Of course not. But if his expressed views were indeed inciting people to violence (and that is something that can be debated) I would have a hard time saying he absolutely didn’t deserve to die, though I have no sympathy for the Saudis and their barbaric methods...