From De Gaulle to Macron: How French arms embargoes of the 1960s transformed the IDF - opinion
Similar embargoes were imposed by the US and UK in 1971 and 1973, respectively, further pushing Israel to spearhead its military modernization program.
Former French president Charles DeGaulle, current French President Emmanuel Macron, and a Mirage 2000C refuelling mid-air. (Illustrative)(photo credit: Canva, Egon Steiner /Das Bundesarchiv, Guilherme Bystronski/Wikimedia, Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)ByDIVYA MALHOTRA, TAL PAVEL
