When you study the map of El Al’s service area, one thing jumps out at you.
You know why, of course, El Al can’t fly directly from Israel to Mumbai, Beijing, or Hong Kong, but when you see the massive loop they have to make around the Arab Middle East, something else jumps out at you.
Not Arab intransigence about the acceptance of Israel, but more like a big sign that says “no significant innovation or economic development happens here.”
But, on the periphery, Israel, China, India…that’s where stuff will happen.