"The Jewish March of Folly: The Dramatic Events, Fateful Results, and Unlearned Lessons of Ancient Israel’s Political Suicide"

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Jun 15, 2026 · 39m

Several years ago, in March 2022, we ran an interview with Amotz Asa-El, a very gifted Israeli author, whose book, The Jewish March of Folly, instantly hit the Israeli bestseller list and stayed there for a long time. At the time of our interview, the book was not yet out in English, though Amotz and I both expressed hope that that would happen.

Well, it finally has, and for the English-speaking world, this is an enormous gift. The Jewish March of Folly is still a formidable book, and all that’s happened in the Jewish world since March 2022 makes its prescience all the more unmissable. \…