Abstract This article provides an analysis of the course of Israeli-Lebanese relations and its purpose is to shed light on the contacts between the Maronites in Lebanon and the State of Israel. It argues that the primary reason for the Maronites’ willingness to cooperate with the Jews was the fear that the rising tide of Arab nationalism in Lebanon would have adverse effects on their survival as a religious minority. Moreover, it demonstrates that these contacts laid the background for cooperation between the two communities which survived the vicissitudes of the Lebanese civil wars and still plays a role in Israeli foreign policy.

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以色列和黎巴嫩：压力之下的关系

摘要 本文分析了以黎关系的发展历程，旨在揭示黎巴嫩马龙派教徒与以色列国之间的接触。它认为，马龙派教徒愿意与犹太人合作的主要原因是担心黎巴嫩阿拉伯民族主义的高涨会对他们作为宗教少数群体的生存产生不利影响。此外，它表明这些接触为两个社区之间的合作奠定了背景，两个社区在黎巴嫩内战的变迁中幸存下来，并且仍然在以色列的外交政策中发挥作用。