@michaël

Suite à votre recommandation j’ai donc commençé a lire les bibliographies des premiers ministres.

La seule chose que j’avais sous la main était celle de Moshe Sharett.J’ai donc commencé par lui et vous avez raison il s’agit bien d’un civil. Le livre concerne ses carnets personnels et est intitulé : « Israël sacred terrorism » écrit par Livia Rokach.Il ne s’agit pas d’un pamphlet puisque écrit avec l’accord de la fille de Sharett.

Je vous livre ici un court copié collé d’un extrait sur le Liban et vous verrez que les évènements d’aujourd’hui ne sont que le troisième remake d’une histoire qui tend à se répéter !

Petit détail amusant(enfin si l’on peut dire !) déjà à cette époque Dayan suggérait qu’il fallait envahir le Liban jusqu’à la rivière Litani et purement et simplement annexer ce territoire....

Tiens, tiens je crois avoir entendu quelque chose de ce genre ces jours ci !

Je commence par une lettre de Ben Gourion à Sharett qui a l’immense avantage d’être d’une limpidité....

Upon my withdrawal from the government I decided in my heart to desist from intervening and expressing my opinion on current political affairs so as not to make things difficult for the government in any way. And if you hadn’t called on me, the three of you, yourself, Lavon and Dayan, I would not have, of my own accord, expressed an opinion on what is being done or what ought to be done. But as you called me, I deem it my duty to comply with your wishes, and especially with your own wish as Prime Minister. Therefore, I permit myself to go back to one issue which you did not approve of and discuss it again, and this is the issue of Lebanon.

.........It is clear that Lebanon is the weakest link in the Arab League. The other minorities in the Arab States are all Muslim, except for the Copts. But Egypt is the most compact and solid of the Arab States and the majority there consists of one solid block, of one race, religion and language, and the Christian minority does not seriously affect their political and national unity. Not so the Christians in Lebanon. They are a majority in the historical Lebanon and this majority has a tradition and a culture different from those of the other components of the League. Also within the wider borders (this was the worst mistake made by France when it extended the borders of Lebanon), the Muslims are not free to do as they wish, even if they are a majority there (and I don’t know if they are, indeed, a majority) for fear of the Christians, The creation of a Christian State is therefore a natural act ; it has historical roots and it will find support in wide circles in the Christian world, both Catholic and Protestant. In normal times this would be almost impossible. First and foremost because of the lack of initiative and courage of the Christians. But at times of confusion, or revolution or civil war, things take on another aspect, and even the weak declares himself to be a hero. Perhaps (there is never any certainty in politics) now is the time to bring about the creation of a Christian State in our neighborhood. Without our initiative and our vigorous aid this will not be done. It seems to me that this is the central duty - for at least one of the central duties, of our foreign policy. This means that time, energy and means ought to be invested in it and that we must act in all possible ways to bring about a radical change in Lebanon. Sasson ... and our other Arabists must be mobilized. If money is necessary, no amount of dollars should be spared, although the money may be spent in vain. We must concentrate all our efforts on this issue ........ This is a historical opportunity. Missing it will be unpardonable. There is no challenge against the World Powers in this ........Everything should be done, in my opinion, rapidly and at full steam.

Voici ce que dit Sharett à propos de l’intervention de Dayan à ce sujet :

According to him [Dayan] the only thing that’s necessary is to find an officer, even just a Major. We should either win his heart or buy him with money, to make him agree to declare himself the savior of the Maronite population. Then the Israeli army will enter Lebanon, will occupy the necessary territory, and will create a Christian regime which will ally itself with Israel. The territory from the Litani southward will be totally annexed to Israel and everything will be all right. If we were to accept the advice of the Chief of Staff we would do it tomorrow, without awaiting a signal from Baghdad.

Le moins que l’on puisse dire c’est qu’en Israël l’on ne pratique pas la langue de bois !!

Comme il se fait tard je lirai demain les passages sur l’affaire Lavon !Cela aussi n’a pas l’air d’être piqué des vers...

Bonne nuit !