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Gil Troy

Gil Troy is a professor of North American history at McGill University. He is the editor of the new three-volume set, Theodor Herzl: Zionist Writings, the inaugural publication of The Library of the Jewish People (www.theljp.org). He lives in Jerusalem.

January 18, 2023

What Zionism Delivered

By: Gil Troy

Ever since what Hillel Halkin calls my “bloc” lost Israeli elections, I have tried various therapies to manage my disappointment—and fear. I visited Susya, the ancient town near Hebron, examining…

January 10, 2023

Responses to Halkin

By: Ze’ev Maghen, Mikhael Manekin, Neil Rogachevsky, Gil Troy, Elli Fischer, Emily Amrousi, Mosheh Lichtenstein

Hillel Halkin's article about the future of Israel and Zionism has sparked a tremendous debate. We have curated some of the most interesting and engaging responses.

March 17, 2021

Freedom in the Face of Tyranny: A Conversation with Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy

with Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy

Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy, coauthors of Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People, join JRB for a conversation about how Sharansky's years in Soviet prisons prepared him for a very public life.

November 27, 2018

Zionisms Abound

By: Allan Arkush, Gil Troy

Gil Troy and Allan Arkush on Troy’s new book, The Zionist Ideas.

November 27, 2018

We Agree on Herzl

By: Gil Troy

You know a review has turned mean-spirited when you’re indicted for crimes you quite carefully didn’t commit.