Israel's Solitude

For years, I pondered how Holocaust denial could be so widespread. How could so many people believe that the Holocaust was a hoax?

Now we've seen in real time how it happens. It's been only a year, and the October 7 denial machine is operating at full force. But the more sophisticated of the whitewashers use a different tactic: "Yes, but..."

"Yes, the killings happened on October 7th, but they didn't happen in a vacuum..." is an indispensable tool used by professional excusers of radical evil.

And that's just part of the reason that despite waging a war for the future of Western civilization, Israel finds itself increasingly alone on the battlefield and on the world stage.

Bernard Henri-Lévy, or BHL, as he is known, writes about this phenomenon in his most recent book "Israel Alone." A world-renowned liberal Jewish French public intellectual, BHL has covered global conflicts and the world's forgotten wars while participating in peace efforts and engaging with world leaders. A prolific writer and filmmaker, he is the author of 48 books, including "Israel Alone," published by Wicked Son — the Post Hill Press imprint that also published my latest book.

So when I found out that BHL would be in New York for a brief visit, I asked him to swing by my office — and we recorded our conversation.

I hope you'll tune in and join us for this very timely conversation wherever you get your podcasts.