‘This war? It’s Putin’s stupid cruelty, but the free world’s future is at stake. Nothing less.’
There are profoundly Jewish dimensions to this war.
Over the course of four decades Lévy has made a name for himself traversing the globe in an effort to turn the world’s attention to forgotten conflicts, humanitarian crises. He continues with “The Will to See”
Our future is at stake and the fate of all those in the world who believe in democracy.
This is the second time that Bernard-Henri Lévy has spoken in the Maidan. On February 9, before the massacre, speaking at the invitation of the Council of Maidan, he extolled the restraint shown by the protesters.
The huge, hopeful crowds that turn out in eastern Ukraine to hear presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko are turning their backs on Putin’s propaganda of despair.
Taking Putin’s grievances seriously would be nothing more than a death wish for a return to the terrible 20th century.
Putin says the events in Kiev signal the return of fascism to Europe, even as he foments anti-Semitic sentiment at home. Why the West must not believe his misinformation campaign.
Bernard-Henri Lévy and Georges Soros launch an SOS for Ukraine, in this article published in twelve European and American newspapers.
On Nov. 18, in Kiev, philanthropist Victor Pinchuk was awarded the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Medal of Honor by the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine for his contributions to Ukrainian-Jewish understanding and cooperation. What follows is a version of my remarks at the ceremony.
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