A retired Israeli general's attack on Spain over immigration and Gaza reflects a deeper national affliction: the conviction that Israel can preach morality while refusing to confront its own realityGideon Levy12:54 AM • August 02 2026 IDTAmir Avivi is Israel's Capt. B.H. Liddell Hart, the 20th-century British military historian and theorist. Avivi is the founder of Habit'honistim (the Israel Defense and Security Forum), a reservist brigadier general in combat engineering and an inarticulate television commentator whose reputation, like that of many of his fellow officers, rises in the news studios with each new war. But Avivi's range far exceeds that of the IDF's artillery shells. A strategist of his level can't limit himself to developments in Gaza and Lebanon. He has a global perspective and much to teach the ignorant world, particularly benighted Europe.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ZionismAliyahSpainEuropeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuU.S.-IranGaza DealPolymarket BetsMichigan primaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Has No Business Lecturing SpainNo Justice, More Violence: How Impunity Fuels the West BankAs Trump's Iran Threats Near a Breaking Point, Israel Braces for What's to ComeIDF on High Alert Ahead of Possible Major U.S. Strikes on IranAs Stevens Falters, Michigan Jews Ponder Their Place in the Democratic PartyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts