France & Jerusalem
Foreword
Chapter One: The “Holy” Conquests of Jerusalem
The Crusades and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Jerusalem in the Eyes of French Pilgrims: Between Heaven and Earth
The Eldest Daughter of the Church and the Capitulations
Bonaparte’s Expedition
Chapter Two: The Orient Question and the Peaceful Crusades
Imperialism and Religion
The “Clerical Republic”
The Scientific Capture of Jerusalem
Orientalism and Biblical Petrification of Jerusalem
Chapter Three: The Franco-English Battle for the Possession of Palestine
The End of the French Religious Protectorate
The Efforts for the Internationalization of Jerusalem at the United Nations
French and Zionist Brothers in Arms
Chapter Four: France’s “Pro-Arab” Years: De Gaulle, Giscard, and Pompidou
The Aftermath of the Suez Debacle
The Turning Point of the 1967 War
Pompidou and the Exordium of the “Palestinian Doctrine”
Giscard d’Estaing and the Venice Declaration
Chapter Five: Mitterrand, the Demise of the French “Arab Policy”
The Heir to the Fourth Republic
The Reluctant Continuation of the Palestinian Doctrine
Mitterrand’s “Balance” as France’s New Political Paragon
Chapter Six: Chirac, the Diplomacy of Inconstancy
The “Pro-Arab Philosemit”
“Chirac Liberated Jerusalem!”
The Final Twist
Chapter Seven: Sarkozy, the Uninhibited Friendship for Israel
The “Honeymoon” between France and Israel
Jerusalem and the Palestinian State: Velleity and Double Jeu
Chapter Eight: Hollande, the Equilibrist
Hollande and Israel: “La Vie en Rose”
Lip Service to Jerusalem
Chapter Nine: France in Jerusalem Today
The “French Jerusalem:” France’s Legacy in the City
“God Save the Republic”
The Consulate General of France in Jerusalem: the Last Remnant of the French “Arab Policy?”