Le rapprochement judéo-musulman en Afrique du Nord sous le Front populaire. Succès et limites

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Bridging the gap between Jews and Muslims in North Africa under the Popular Front: success and limitsAttempting to bridge the gap between North African Muslims and Jews was one of the main activities of the International League against Antisemitism in the pre-World War II years. Notably, the anti-Jewish violence that took place in Constantine in 1934 convinced the League of the importance of this rapprochement. The subsequent rise to power, in the spring of 1936, of a Popular Front government well disposed towards the political and social reforms desired within certain indigenous circles appeared to be favorable to cementing a durable alliance between the Jews and Muslims. In fact, the rapprochement between the two communities did take a decisive turn in Algeria. Strongly humanist and progressive in orientation, the projet suffered, however, from its close link to the Blum-Viollette project, which was abandonned at the end of 1938. This, in turn, signaled the end of the high hopes of the spring of 1936. Political will was also lacking, as were local networks to pursue real durable action. Nonetheless, several highly visible demonstrations of Franco-Muslim solidarity did occur at this time.