But , after the end of the Algerian War in 1962 , in which Algeria gained independence , France began to shift toward a more pro-Arab view . This change accelerated rapidly after the Six-Day War in 1967 . Following the war , the United States became Israel 's main supplier of weapons and military technology . After the 1972 Munich massacre at the Olympics , the French government refused to extradite Abu Daoud , one of the planners of the attack . Both France and Israel participated in the 15-year-long Lebanese Civil War
Munich massacre
Munich massacre
History of the Jews in France