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Readjustment or reversal? The ‘normalization’ of relations between France and Israel, 1957–63
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SYSNO ASEP 0549696 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Readjustment or reversal? The ‘normalization’ of relations between France and Israel, 1957–63 Author(s) Zouplna, Jan (OU-W) RID, SAI, ORCID Number of authors 1 Source Title British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. - : Routledge - ISSN 1353-0194
Roč. 48, č. 5 (2021), s. 816-831Number of pages 16 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords France ; Israel ; Middle East ; diplomatic history ; foreign relations ; bilateral agreement ; diplomatic relations ; international relations ; political development Subject RIV AB - History OECD category History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings) Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support OU-W - RVO:68378009 UT WOS 000508098800001 EID SCOPUS 85078436195 DOI 10.1080/13530194.2020.1715787 Annotation French policy towards Israel in the 1950s and 1960s depended on a number of variables. Above all, French diplomacy never considered Israel apart from broader Middle Eastern and international considerations. The collusion of the Sinai Campaign of 1956 transformed this situation only to a certain extent. Parallel evaluation of the merits and limits of Franco-Israeli relations predated the establishment of the French Fifth Republic. A process of readjustment undertaken by de Gaulle’s administration came to the fore in 1960. It combined elements of practical assistance with reserved association in public. The nature of transition defied simple classification. While Israel was concerned about allegedly waning support, the official French narrative denied the existence of a major shift in the substance of bilateral ties. In a way, each party misinterpreted the actions of the other: for Israel, ongoing French assistance did not fully outweigh the decline in overt expressions of ‘friendship’. Viewed from Paris, the reactions to every minor French ‘no’ seemed exaggerated. The limitations accompanying bilateral trade confirmed these diverging perspectives even further. Yet, seen in its proper historical context, the outcome of this process was not set in stone. Workplace Oriental Institute Contact Zuzana Kvapilová, kvapilova@orient.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 950 Year of Publishing 2022 Electronic address http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0325838
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