The diplomatic isolation of Israel during the war in Gaza following the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre will go down in history as a moral failure and a defeat of humanity, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy said on Thursday.
“The absence of support for Israel will be considered by future historians as a moment of huge disgrace for the West,” Lévy told JNS in an interview in Tel Aviv. “It is a defeat of humanity and a moral defeat. It is the loss of any moral compass.”
Lévy, who lives in Paris, rushed to Israel the day after the Oct. 7 attacks and the following year penned Israel Alone, a book about the lack of diplomatic support for the Jewish state in the West.
“I was beyond shocked,” he said.
He was back in Israel on Thursday to deliver the keynote address at the annual conference on contemporary antisemitism hosted by the Comper Center for the Study of Antisemitism and Racism at the University of Haifa. The gathering is the largest annual academic conference on modern-day antisemitism, drawing an estimated 550 participants, including 250 in-person presenters, with others joining virtually from abroad.
The 77-year-old French intellectual, commonly known as BHL, decried the surge in antisemitism, which he called “unprecedented in my lifetime,” noting that he rarely gives lectures in France for security reasons and that the only safe place for him to speak in the United Kingdom is a synagogue.
“Even if I come to speak about philosophy or non-Jewish issues, the only safe place for me in the U.K. is a synagogue,” he said.
Jewish News Syndicate
@ConceptualJames “Israel is a stand in for God. To destroy Israel is to destroy God which would bring about liberation from God’s commands and expectations.” — Luke Moon 2 Hammers 7/09/26
Erick’s point another way. Key shared characteristic of Biden & Platner situations: No truly “new” allegations that prompted switcheroo. Everyone already knew Biden not mentally there b/f debate & that Platner was abusive scumbag b/f latest. Only thing “new” was polling information which, in the world we live in, is enough to permit Dems to override the will of the voters. That’s the story. And it’s a story that will have lasting significance long beyond 2026.
WOW! He nailed it! This man could save Los Angeles. He could save California! I pray he doesn’t disappear. America needs men like him speaking up, speaking out, and motivating others.
Spencer Pratt absolutely went off at NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani.https://t.co/ofFpIA9EXP
"F*ck you, communist! This is our home and you can't have it."
"Commie Mamdani's ancestors never bled for this country. He has no history here. So he has no attachment to our home. He has no place to rewrite our history and lecture us about what our country stands for!"
@SirajAHashmi Absolutely nails Democrat hypocrisy! This is the most recent Democratic “Dump and Switch” for a preferable candidate to try to grab power. #AlwaysPowerOverPrinciples
My great grandpa stormed the beach on D Day. I’ll never forget when I asked what gave them the courage to charge into hellacious sniper fire he said “we wanted foreigners who hate America to fly in, have a baby, and then head back to their country with full U.S. citizenship.”
@catturd2 I am a woman and I agree, emphatically, with this assessment. I am ashamed of my gender, their lack of logic, integrity, wisdom, and adherence to law.
Dear @SecRubio and @realDonaldTrump , as a pragmatic American I respectfully suggest and recommend the @StateDept immediately institute the "Roberts Requirement" following similar visa entry protocols previously used for COVID-19 tests prior to U.S. admittance.
The Roberts Requirement: Each female visa applicant must present a valid negative pregnancy test taken no longer than 10 days prior to travel to the United States.
The certified document, negative pregnancy test, together with all related visa approvals must be presented to Customs and Border Patrol at each port of entry. Failure disqualifies the traveler.
Same protocol as COVID-19, only using pregnancy status as the disqualifying health issue. It is a lawful regulation that does not need congressional approval.
Thank You,
An American!
cc: @StevenCheung47@StephenM@statedeptspox
77 years of ‘genocide’ and the Palestinian population has grown from under 1 million to over 5 million.
Israel must be the most incompetent genocidal nation in history.