A refreshing arrival in Europe
For six months the world has been coming to terms with the arrival of one of the most unusual and controversial politicians to lead a major European state. That man, of course, is Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France. So is he, as some alleged before the 2007 election, a dangerous maverick, even a closet fascist? Or is he rather a true original, a rare man of principle in a world of jaundiced values? Or perhaps he is a pragmatist, determined to stamp his and France's authority on the world, yet also willing to "cut a deal" if that is what it takes to get results?
Whichever answer is correct - and I suspect numbers 2 and 3 are closer to the mark - there is no doubt that Sarkozy represents a new mode of politics. After 15 years of Jacques Chirac, for all his suaveness and international experience, that in itself is refreshing!
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President of the ECJC, Jonathan Joseph, expounds on the challenges facing European Jewry.
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