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 Promising Young Man defence
A former high school baseball player, with a successful businessman as a father and, a promising young man with a ‘bright future’ ahead of him avoided prison for the rape, strangulation, and violent assault of two teenage girls. He was facing up to 78 years in prison,...
