Israel Alone
Israel Alone by Bernard-Henri Lévy, published by Wicked Son on September 10, 2024, is a profound exploration of Israel’s current geopolitical landscape. In this 176-page work, Lévy draws on fifty years of experience with Israel to analyze global reactions to the events of October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an unprecedented attack. The book presents Lévy’s eyewitness account of the aftermath and delves into the complexities of anti-Semitism, the existential challenges facing Israel, and the broader implications for the world.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the forces shaping the current crisis, including the roles of Iran, Russia, and radical Islamist groups. Lévy critiques the international response, particularly the calls for cease-fires without the release of hostages, and reflects on the historical significance of October 7. Through a philosophical lens, he contemplates the essence of Zionism and the solitude of Israel in its fight against barbarism. This edition provides a timely and critical perspective on international politics and the ongoing struggle for Israel’s existence.
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Weaving in fifty years of experience with Israel, Bernard-Henri Lévy analyzes global responses to October 7, the new virulent waves of the oldest hatred in the world: anti-Semitism, why Israel is waging this existential war against barbarism alone, and what’s at stake for Israel and the world.
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s Israel Alone is a passionate and outraged cri-de-coeur, about the loneliness of Israel and the tragedy of October 7, starting with Lévy’s eyewitness account the day after the pogroms.
On October 8, 2023, Bernard-Henri Lévy flew to Israel to bear witness to the unprecedented invasion and massacre committed by Hamas. Israel Alone begins here and weaves in Lévy’s fifty years on the ground in Israel, from his first trip in 1967, his experiences writing on all the conflicts since, and his participation in various peace plans and contacts with all the Israeli leaders from Menachem Begin to Shimon Peres and from Ariel Sharon to Yitzak Shamir and Yitzak Rabin.
From his unique philosophical and humanist perspective, Lévy analyzes the ultimate evil unleashed on Israel on October 7 and delves into how the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia, radical Islamist groups, Turkey, and China have played roles and profited from this tragedy.
The book addresses how October 7, though historic in scope, became, within weeks, a “detail” in the global consciousness amid a worldwide eruption of anti-Semitism, cloaked in anti-Zionism.
Lévy deconstructs the arguments of those calling for a “cease-fire now” without the release of all hostages and of those who demand that October 7 be seen within a greater “context.”
Lévy’s meditation on the soul of Zionism and Israel shows why this war is existential, not only for Israel but for the global West.
And yet, despite the urgency and critical nature of this war, Israel takes it on alone.
Lévy analyzes, today, why this is so and why Israel’s solitude is greater than ever.
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