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# Bernard-Henri Lévy


## Bernard-Henri Lévy


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* ![A helicopter transports hostages released by Hamas](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17f99b1d69b32386/698a42b947ca38c9163bb5e4/GettyImages-1803997378.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 27, 2023  
### [Why I Defend Israel](https://time.com/6339800/why-i-defend-israel/)  
I defend Israel because Hamas wanted this war and Israel has not other choice, writes Bernard-Henri ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili gather in Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28b7046da274fdca/698a3b144ee2621ce431b303/Saakashvili-georgia-must-not-die.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 13, 2023  
### [Mikheil Saakashvili Must Not Die](https://time.com/6262328/mikheil-saakashvili-georgia-poison/)  
The former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili writes a letter from prison to his friend Bernar...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![A rabbi walks past a monument commemorating the victims of Babyn Yar in Kyiv](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51c798aebd2ff9cc/698a39cd4ee26230a931b0e2/ukraine-jews-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 26, 2023  
### [The Truth about Ukraine and the Jews](https://time.com/6250062/ukraines-complicated-jewish-history/)  
Ukraine was the bloodlands for Jews in World War 2, but today the Jewish soul echoes on its streets,...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
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Jul 18, 2016  
### [Bernard-Henri Lévy: Logic Does Not Explain Nice Attack—Or Jihad](https://time.com/4410621/nice-attack-bernard-henri-levy/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  

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