| Palestinians across the West Bank and in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem mobilised Tuesday for protests and a general strike that shuttered non-essential businesses, in support of those under bombardment in Gaza | France imposed an arms embargo on Israel before the beginning of the |
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| A meeting broke up without issuing a statement, but France then said it had proposed a resolution calling for a ceasefire, in coordination with Israel's neighbours Egypt and Jordan | In honor of Israel's 60th anniversary of its independence, Israel was the official guest at the annual Book Fair in Paris in March 2008 |
De Gaulle made peace with the Arabs and gave up the French claim to Algeria.
12| In 1953 France started selling French weapons to Israel and became one of its closest allies and supporters | |
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| Tuesday's UN Security Council session, the fourth since the conflict escalated, was called after the United States, a key Israel ally, had once again blocked adoption of a joint statement calling for a halt to the violence the previous day | Israel says fighter jets have hit Hamas's underground tunnels, which it has previously acknowledged run in part through civilian areas |
French foreign minister with Ben-Gurion In 1960 Ben-Gurion arrived in France for Israel's first official visit.
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