A Self-Made Prophet
A new biography of Theodor Herzl tells the story of the thinker who laid the foundations of the first Jewish state, and of how his radicalism was mixed with a fateful support for colonialism.
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William Pimlott
William Pimlott is a Labour councillor in the City of London, and researches Yiddish in British history.
Israel’s Left at a Crossroads
Dov Khenin, longtime member of the Knesset, discusses the decline of the Israeli left, the prospects for peace and the dangers posed by Benjamin Netanyahu.
Prophet of Boredom
Bigoted, tawdry and self-parodic, Michel Houellebecq has become the writer the French bourgeoisie deserves.