Betrayal: France, the Arabs and the Jews.

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Betrayal: France, the Arabs and the Jews By David Pryce-Jones, Encounter Books, 2006, 171 pages

A scathing tract accusing the Quai d'Orsay in pushing French foreign policy away from Israel and toward a pro-Arab policy. The book lays bare the French Foreign Ministry's historical susceptibility to anti-Semitism and delusions about France's appeal to the Muslim world. Elegantly written, the book over-estimates the role of France's diplomats in charting...

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