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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

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

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

Allan Arkush, Gil Troy

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

November 27, 2018

We Agree on Herzl

Gil Troy

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