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December 13, 2005
Tuesday
 
 
France calls on Israel for help
Johnathan Pearce (London)  French affairs • Middle East & Islamic
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Officials from the Israeli security services, not usually thought of as the Europhiles' favourite, are apparently in France at the moment advising that country's security services on riot control, following the mass mayhem in France a month ago. It strikes me as rather ironic, given the anti-Israel tilt of French foreign policy in recent years, that the country's leaders are calling for help from Israel. Strange days indeed.

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It strikes me as rather ironic, given the anti-Israel tilt of French foreign policy in recent years, that the country's leaders are calling for help from Israel.

France has a rather good track record of asking its ideological enemies for help in time of need. it is normally followed by a lengthy period of rank ingratitude.


Posted by Tim Newman at December 14, 2005 01:04 AM

...and for the French government to say one thing and do something contrary doesn't even qualify as news.


Posted by rosignol at December 14, 2005 02:11 AM

It's not only France that is critical of Israel. Shooting Arab children is poor public relations.
Try checking out the Israel policy of any country except the fascist US. And if you don't believe the US is fascist, try checking out the whinges on Samizdata about how the US is riding roughshod over (fill in).


Posted by Karl.Rove at December 16, 2005 05:05 PM
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