The wider war
Why Bernard-Henri Lévy thinks supporting Israel is a matter of human rights
The acclaimed French philosopher argues that Israel’s battle against Hamas is part of an existential battle for the West against authoritarian enemies
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'Israel Alone' cover/Bernard-Henri Lévy during a visit to Kfar Aza, Israel.
Despite the sobering title of his new book, Israel Alone, the French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy does not truly believe the Jewish state is lacking in friends. In fact, he thinks all democrats — with a lowercase “d” — should...