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La France et l'Organisation de libération de la Palestine : 1967-1989

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Jan. 1, 1991

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Paris 2

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Abstract EN:

France has henn one of the first occidental europe states to officialize its relations with the palastinian central. The examination of these relations has obliged us to examine the franco-arab relations and the position of france in this world as well. This relations are characterized by their continuity and their consistance in spite of different political changes which took place during the studied periode specially in france (change in majority in 1981). The arrival of a socialist president in france does not perturb the foundments of theserelations. Because beside the franco-palastinian relations we have to consider the economic relations of the france with the arab world, its strategic position in the mediterranian bassin and its attachment to the security and the stability in this region too important for the france. These relations are subject to different constraints but i spite of these constraints, france consider that its support to the plo is essential in order to protect its position as a great power in this area too vital for its economic, politic and strategic interests

Abstract FR:

La france a ete l'un des premers etats de l'europe occidentale a officialiser ses relations avec la centrale palestinienne. L'examen de ces relations nous a oblige a examiner aussi les relations franco-arabes et la position de la france dans ce monde. Ces relations franco-palesteniennes sont caracterisees par leur continuite et leur consistence en depit de differents changements politiques survenus essentiellement en france pendant la periode etudiee (changement de majorite en 1981). L'arrivee d'un president sociolaiste en france ne met pas en cause les fondements de ces relations. Car au-dela des relations francopalasteniennes il y a les relations economiques de la france avec le monde arabe, sa position strategique dans le bassin mediterraneen et son attachement a la securite et a la stabilite de cette region si chere a la france. Ces relations sont soumises a des contraintes mulitiples d'ordre international et d'ordre interne, mais en depit de ces contraintes la france considere que son soustien a l'olp est essentiel pour que sa position de grande puissance devienne credible et efficace dans cette zone si vitale pour ses interets economiques, politiques et strategiques.