{"product_id":"israel-alone-9798888457832","title":"Israel Alone","description":"\u003cb\u003eWeaving 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBernard-Henri Lévy's \u003ci\u003eIsrael Alone\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On October 8, 2023, Bernard-Henri Lévy flew to Israel to bear witness to the unprecedented invasion and massacre committed by Hamas. \u003ci\u003eIsrael Alone\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And yet, despite the urgency and critical nature of this war, Israel takes it on alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lévy analyzes, today, why this is so and why Israel's solitude is greater than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard-Henri Levy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wicked Son\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888457832","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44146886049837,"sku":"9798888457832","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_83767558-8026-452e-9fe9-7c00680b2f04.jpg?v=1757180324","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/israel-alone-9798888457832","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}