The philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy was the guest of Radio J on Sunday, where he vigorously defended his positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, scanning the accusations brought against the Hebrew state.
Gaza: Between humanitarian chaos and “adversarial inversion”
Asked about recent accusations concerning Israeli army fire on civilians during food aid, BHL immediately put into perspective. “The original version ofHaaretz Said that the army pulled in the air, “he said, before contextualizing the situation.” A distribution of food aid in a place like Gaza, it is not distribution to the homeless boulevard de Sébastopol “, insists the philosopher.
For him, the reality Gazaouie is much more complex: “It is indeed masses of desperate people, it is a chaos, it is provocateurs, it is the Hamas which we may discover that it has given the order to disturb this distribution.” On the question of famine in Gaza, largely hammered by anti -Zionists of all stripes, BHL is categorical: “It is not true, there is no famine in Gaza.”
Iran “kneeling” by Israel
The philosopher is particularly complimentary concerning the Israeli military strategy in the face of Iran. “It’s a good job. They put Iran on their knees. It is an admirably waged war,” he said bluntly.
However, he regrets what he perceives as a premature ceasefire: “If really a part of the uranium has been moved, that means that the war was not entirely finished. Unfortunately those who imposed a too precocious ceasefire will regret it because it will take a new strike.”
Trump and Netanyahu: “Israel is not an American colony”
Donald Trump’s intervention concerning the trial of Benjamin Netanyahu nevertheless arouses the criticisms of BHL. “He is not in his role. Israel is not an American colony and Trump has not authority over Israeli judges,” he said.
The philosopher goes further in his criticism of the American president: “Trump’s report to the Jews always makes me very uncomfortable. The relationship to Israel, there, it does not go. He does not give Israel to launch or stop prosecution.”
“The most evil anti -Semitic machine”
It is on the question of genocide that BHL is most vehement. For him, the accusations are doubly unfounded: “There is no genocidal intention, but there is also no genocidal effect.”
He denounces what he calls an “accusation inversion aimed at nazifying the state of Israel” and does not hesitate to use the strongest words: “This genocide affair is composing a drum which makes us the most diabolical anti -Semitic machine that I saw in my life as a man.”
Villepin and Mélenchon in the viewfinder
The interview continues with a personal charge against Dominique de Villepin. BHL does not mince his words: “that he hates Israel seems clear to me. It shows on his face. As soon as he talks about Israel, that is to say, his face deforms, his jaw is tense.”
He continues his physiognomic analysis: “Mimic, pout, tone, the gaze becomes very ferocity as soon as it is Israel.” And to conclude on a political parallel: “Villepin speaks like Mélenchon and Mélenchon as Villepin.”
Bernard-Henri Lévy thus confirms, once again, his position as an unwavering defender of Israel, even if it means making remarks that will not fail to arouse controversy in the French media landscape.
