Remembering the French intellectual, a man of influential ideas
In the final part of Tablet’s series on French anti-Semitism, echoes and paradoxes of a gruesome murder
From Paris to Benghazi to Dhaka to Kiev, France’s most prominent, and tireless, public philosopher is also its de facto statesman
Plus an Iranian political prisoner freed by Facebook, and more in the news
New French president was elected without majority of Jewish support
And in Greece, neo-Nazi party gets 7 percent of vote
While potential far-right spoiler Le Pen throws Sarkozy under the bus
François Hollande is favorite to be next French president
Plus, resources on anti-Semitism in France
French police suspect ultra-right attacker; meanwhile, election is affected
The French President has taken up the far-right line on ritual slaughter
And Israel becomes a part of the patrie, for voting purposes
France’s far-right Front National party, under leader Marine Le Pen, is shedding its history of anti-Semitism and becoming popular with Jewish voters
Matt Brooks, head of the Republican Jewish Coalition, talks to Tablet
Candidates continue to hit Obama, and he isn’t making it any harder
Alleged sexual predator may have empowered France’s National Front
Le Pen, daughter of notorious right-wing French politician, runs for president
How French Boomer Syndrome made the case for intervention