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On Mon, 31 May 2010 22:52:02 +0200 dan <d.koech...@wanadoo.fr> writes: > the French Left was opposed to French dominion over Algeria, > Tunisia, > Morocco and Lebanon. Not initially. At the beginning of the Algerian revolt the PCF called for its violent suppression. When Sartre and his friends took up the Algerian cause, they were going against the policies of the PCF, which didn't become supportive of Algerian independence until rather late in the game. Yes, Sartre, De Bouvoir and their friends were strongly opposed to French domination over Algeria, Morocco etc., but at the same time they were also supporters of Israel. > You cite Foucault, as though you didn't know > that > Foucault actually applauded the FPLP and was radically > pro-Fedayyin. Perhaps, you can a cite on Foucault. Edward Said, who I think was pretty knowledgeable concerning Foucault seems to have had a different understanding of what Foucault's position. See: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v22/n11/edward-said/diary > > As for the French Right, it was not particularly pro-Israeli. > General De > Gaulle himself disliked Israel ("a nation of arrogant > people,self-satisfied and domineering" he famously quipped) and > France > has always pursued a pro-Arab foreign policy, including helping > Egypt, > Syria and Iraq acquire French weaponry. Well the problem with your statement here is a failure to provide dates. As you may recall, in 1956, Israel invaded the Sinai, along with Great Britain and France, who were eager to regain control over the Suez Canal. For about a dozen years after that, Israel enjoyed close relations with France, who during those years was a major arms supplier for Israel (the IAF for instance purchased a number of Mirage fighter jets from France). The Israel-France relationship began to break down following the 1967 war, which resulted in Israel drawing closer to the US, while France drew closer to the Arabs. In any case, the French far right, since the time of the Algerian revolt, has been pretty consistenly pro-Israel, while also often being quite antisemitic (as in the case of Jean-Marie Le Pen). > > Which is the reason why the Israeli government has always disliked > the > French and has repeatedly accused them of being "anti-semitic". The > pro-Arab stance of the French went so far as to providing Iraq with > its > first nuclear reactor (OSIRAK) which was destroyed by an Israeli > air-raid. > > Believe me, no other Western nation was more anti-Israeli in its > foreign > policy than the French in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Jim Farmelant http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c043909300a047649m03vuc ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
