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An admission from General Charles De Gaulle who was no fan of Israel...
« De Gaulle et l’Agence juive pour la Palestine pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale », par Catherine Nicault - Fondation Charles de Gaulle
Quote in English translation:
De Gaulle still remembered this brief brotherhood in arms in 1968: "And I, perhaps, am not a friend of Israel! Besides, I remember Palestine in 1941, and those young Jews were marvelous, they fought alongside us while the Arabs - it must be said - were on the other side."
Navon, E. (2020). ''The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel''. United Kingdom: Jewish Publication Society, ch.7.
p.1921
... Gaulle would later confess to French journalist Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, "I remember Palestine in 1941. Those Jewish youngsters were wonderful. They fought on our side, while the Arabs—we must admit—supported the other side."
While E. Israel/Palestine Jews hurried to be drafted in the British Army, and Jews paid so that Arabs should be recruited, only 9,000 signed up - about a third of the Jews, many not from Palestine and most did desert to help Hitler).
« De Gaulle et l’Agence juive pour la Palestine pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale », par Catherine Nicault - Fondation Charles de Gaulle
Quote in English translation:
De Gaulle still remembered this brief brotherhood in arms in 1968: "And I, perhaps, am not a friend of Israel! Besides, I remember Palestine in 1941, and those young Jews were marvelous, they fought alongside us while the Arabs - it must be said - were on the other side."
Navon, E. (2020). ''The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel''. United Kingdom: Jewish Publication Society, ch.7.
p.1921
... Gaulle would later confess to French journalist Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, "I remember Palestine in 1941. Those Jewish youngsters were wonderful. They fought on our side, while the Arabs—we must admit—supported the other side."
While E. Israel/Palestine Jews hurried to be drafted in the British Army, and Jews paid so that Arabs should be recruited, only 9,000 signed up - about a third of the Jews, many not from Palestine and most did desert to help Hitler).
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