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From: gazit@ganelon.usc.edu (Salit)
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Subject: Re: Historical and Geographic inaccuracies.
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Date: 20 Feb 88 00:26:55 GMT
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In article <613@crcmar.crc.uucp> steve@crcmar.crc.uucp (Steve Ardron) writes:

>                                                 This touched off some of
>the worst terrorism in history, so England simply said f**k-it, it's not
>our problem, and let the U.N. handle it (and botch it immensely). Just

For general education, England voted AGAINST the partition program.
After the UN excepted the program, England made its best to leave
a hell behind.  The Legion that was part of the British forces, and
under a British command was left behind to secure the British interests.
(In 1948 Britsh interests = long and bloody war).

>> As for Israel. France has been Israel's best military friend for 20 years

>What about when the Mossad stole the plans for the Mirage jet because the
>French were asking to much?

In 1967 France canceled an agreement to sell 50 Mirage jets to Israel.
The agreement was with payment in advance (in U.S. dollars).
More than a year after they broke the agreement they returned the money
in francs (sp?).  In the meantime the franc lost 10% of its value.
They deducte from the return the expenses to maintain these 50 jets in the
meantime.  And do you want to know what poor France made with extra 50 jets?

They sold 130 Mirage jets to Libya which is in war with Israel.

Israel was left no source of spare parts to maintain the Israeli airforce. 
Afterward the Mossad proved to France that playing dirty games with
Israel is not too wise.

I have to say that used car dealer is much more honest than France.

>						  Stevie.      

Stevie, If you don't know what you are talking about, why do you talk?

Hillel Gazit     gazit%ganelon.usc.edu@oberon.usc.edu