By Robert Zaretsky
A French Jewish leader issued a congratulatory message to newly elected President Francois Hollande. But it sounded more like a warning shot, writes Robert Zaretsky.
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By Robert Zaretsky
The French election is heading to a run-off between Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande. But the real winner was far-rightist Marine Le Pen, who grabbed 18% of the vote.
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By Robert Zaretsky
Three new biographies of Hitler or Himmler succeed to a degree in doing what Milton did for hell in Paradise Lost: they make darkness visible to the rest of us.
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By Robert Zaretsky
With Raymond Aubrac’s passing, France has lost a political and moral figure who helped redeem the nation’s past and stood witness to its present.
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By Robert Zaretsky
Political discourse in France has taken a violent and ugly turn. Now that the Toulouse suspect turns out to be an Al Qaeda adherent, the rhetoric will get only uglier.
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