Posts Tagged: Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle and David Ben Gurion’s Defense of Israel
One of the most passionate and eloquent cases for the State of Israel is virtually unknown. Prior to the Six Day War, France had been...
French Carrier Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS Targets From Persian Gulf
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle launched air strikes on the Islamic State from the Persian Gulf on December 20. This followed strikes from...
A Bloody History: Attacks on French Jewry Since 1967
France has a checkered history of anti-Semitism and in the last few decades there have been bombings at Jewish schools and synagogues; Jewish tombs have...
Will Sarkozy Be Europe’s Savior?
Throughout the most serious financial crisis to hit the Old Continent since the 1920s, one man outshines the roster of political leaders trying to save...
A Cold War Missile Treaty That’s Doing Us Harm
Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses: They last while they last." So said Charles de Gaulle a half-century ago, but he could...
