CONTENTS; PREFACE; BETRAYAL; The Harvest; The Quai d'Orsay; Jews in the View of the Quai d'Orsay; The Catholic Factor; Zionism versus French Designs; Between the Wars; Writers Take Sides; The Rescue of the Mufti of Jerusalem; The Mystique of Louis Massignon; "A Pernicious Example and a Great Peril"; Taking Advantage; Men and Matters; Interests and Hearts; The Pursuit of the Ayatollah; Ins and Some Outs; Pillars of Unwisdom; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
David Pryce-Jones believes that France has done more damage to the Middle East than any other country, backing Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian cause, supporting Saddam Hussein, giving safe harbor to the Ayatollah Khomeini. One aim of these policies was to sponsor the Arabs' belief that they could be incorporated into a Franco-Arab power bloc that might one day rival the United States. Simultaneously, France encouraged the mass immigration of Arabs. A huge and growing minority in this country now believes that they have rights and claims which have not been met. This minority also believes th
