Editor's Pick ·
After Elections, French Jews Wonder Who Their Real Friends Are
The left hates them, the center betrays them, and the right tamps down its hostility.
Michel Gurfinkiel
Michel Gurfinkiel is the founder and president of the Jean-Jacques Rousseau Institute and a contributing editor at the Sun. He served as editor-in-chief of Valeurs Actuelles from 1985 to 2006.
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In France, a Formerly Anti-Semitic Party Stands with Israel
The political logic behind Marine Le Pen’s latest statement.
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The Israeli Left May Have Stopped Judicial Reform, but It Hasn’t Won Over the Public
A victory for the center-right, not the center-left.
Response ·
The Marcionite Offensive
By Michel GurfinkielEric Mechoulan’s essay on Europe’s intolerance for Jewish ritual slaughter combines thorough research and documentation—no pertinent angle has been forgotten—with lucid exposition and a deep underst...
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France’s Chief Rabbi Brokered a Compromise between Michel Houellebecq and Muslim Leaders
A novelist, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a courtroom.
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Despite His Disturbing Pronouncements on Zionism and the Holocaust, French Jews Are Ready to Vote for Eric Zemmour
But will the far-right support the most traditional Jew ever to have entered French politics?
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How Political Correctness Led Official France to Attempt a Cover-Up of Sarah Halimi’s Murder
Turning jihadist anti-Semitism into marijuana-induced madness.
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The Jewish Connection to Jerusalem Is Ancient and Indigenous
The mirage of an international Jerusalem.
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Germany’s Problem Is Not Remembering the Holocaust. Its Problem Is Misusing the Memory
The Shoah did not target “human beings.” It targeted Jews.
Response ·
Jerusalem Is and Always Will Be Treated as a “Special” Case
By Michel GurfinkielEugene Kontorovich, Jeremy A. Rabkin, and Douglas J. Feith were kind enough not only to read my essay, “ The Mirage of an International Jerusalem ,” but to contribute their own acute reflections on th...
Monthly Essay ·
The Mirage of an International Jerusalem
By Michel GurfinkielHow the idea of Jerusalem's status as an “international city” became embedded in countless UN resolutions and foreign policies, and why it is utterly baseless.
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France’s Yellow-Vest Protests Have Become a Vehicle for Anti-Semitism
A political combination with a sizable French constituency.
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Reviving a Century-Old French Plan to Partition Syria
The original nakba had nothing to do with the Zionists.
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An Obscure Island off the Coast of Africa Highlights France’s Hypocrisy over Jerusalem
The case of Mayotte.
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France Continues Its Coverup of an Anti-Semitic Murder
Why did the police stand haplessly outside of Sarah Halimi’s apartment?
Observation ·
A Captivating Tour of Jewish Life at the Moment before the Holocaust and Israel
By Michel GurfinkielCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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France’s Political Upheaval and What It Portends for the Jews
And what the Jews portend for France.
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In order to Discuss Islam and Anti-Semitism Candidly, France May Need a First Amendment
Politically incorrect thinkers are now subject to lawsuits.
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France’s Coming Battle, and What It Means for French Jewry
France will fight; but its Jews may still leave.
Response ·
Why, Really, French Jews Are Leaving France
By Michel GurfinkielBy coincidence, on the same day “The Twilight of French Jewry, the Twilight of France” was published in Mosaic , I came upon some highly pertinent remarks by Christine Angot in Le Monde ’s weekly li...
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France’s Moment of Truth
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Why did the French Left Vote to Recognize “Palestine”?
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response ·
The Ferment that Feeds Anti-Semitism in France
By Michel GurfinkielA recent survey conducted by a British firm, ICM Research, and published on August 14 by the Russian press agency Rossiya Segodnia, tested European opinion toward the jihadist Sunni organization now k...
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The Socialism of Fools
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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A Moment of Truth
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Anti-Semitism with a Human-Rights Face
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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French Fever
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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France’s Jewish Exodus
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Monthly Essay ·
You Only Live Twice
By Michel GurfinkielVibrant Jewish communities were reborn in Europe after the Holocaust. Is there a future for them in the 21st century?
