Michel Houellebecq’s Latest Provocation Is Support for Israel
A writer often hailed as the most famous French novelist of his generation emerges as a staunch supporter of the Jewish state, which he asserts is ‘more essential than ever.’
The French novelist Michel Houellebecq, whose fiction paints a bleak picture of a Europe adrift and marbled with despair, is emerging as one of the few blue chip novelists willing to take Israel’s side against Hamas. For the contrarian, taking Zion’s part could be among his most perspicacious provocations.
Mr. Houellebecq is rare in his willingness to condemn the atrocities of October 7. “I’m still shocked by the reactions in France to the horrors” committed by Hamas, he tells Ynet, an Israeli outlet. He adds that he’s “been a clear supporter of Israel in the past,” and has no intention of changing that backing of the Jewish state. The screensaver on his phone is an image from Kibbutz Be’eri.
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