This is a terrible loss. Avnery was a good man and an essential historian of Israel’s persecution of the Palestinians. He fought in the 1948 war and then immediately turned to spend the rest of his life pushing for independence for the Palestinians and peace. There was an education in everything he wrote. His obituary in Ha’aretz is here. Check out his archives here.
The Saudi Facade
Stay tuned. I’m not sure there has been a more incompetent regional military power as the Saudis since Italy in WWII. They have the 8th largest military budget in the world. The Saudis pour billions into their military for the very best state-of-the-art equipment...