Tag: Tunisia
Days after two Jews shot dead, Tunisian president compares Israel to Nazis
Two Jewish cousins were among those murdered on May 9 near a Tunisian synagogue. Four days later, Tunisian President Kais Saied compared the Jewish state to Nazi Germany.
“While Tunisians protected Jews during the Holocaust, today elderly,...
Jewish cousins among victims of Tunisia synagogue shooting
Two of the four people shot dead in a terrorist attack at a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba were identified on Wednesday as Aviel Haddad, a dual Israeli-Tunisian citizen, and Benjamin Haddad of France.
The...
Tunisia joins other countries in boycotting Israeli actress Gal Gadot’s latest film
Tunisia has pulled from all movie theaters across the country the new film “Death on the Nile” starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot.
Movie theaters in Tunisia began screening the murder mystery earlier in February but...
The president of Tunisia slanders the Jews
Ten years after the so-called “Arab Spring” began in Tunisia, that country is in the headlines once again. A series of violent demonstrations have taken place there against a backdrop of economic hardship.
Tunisian President...
Tunisia dismisses UN ambassador for purportedly being too critical Trump Mideast plan
Tunisia sacked its ambassador to the United Nations, Moncef Baati, on Friday for allegedly not consulting with the country’s foreign ministry on issues, including the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
“Tunisia’s ambassador to the United...
Tunisia’s new president: Any ties with Israel ‘high treason’
Tunisia’s new president said late last week that relationship or ties with Israel equals “high treason.”
“ ‘Normalization’ is the wrong word to use,” said Kaïs Saïed in response to a question in the final...
Tunisia’s first Jewish minister in decades sparks public protest
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s decision to appoint a Jewish businessman to the post of tourism minister has been met with protest in the North African country.
Opponents of Rene Trabelsi’s appointment accuse him of...
Banning little Israeli girl, Tunisia may lose right to host world chess tournaments
Tunisia may lose the right to host world chess championships after refusing to grant a visa to Israel’s 7- year-old chess champion for the 2019 World Schools Chess Championship.
Tunisia has no diplomatic ties with...
Tunisia denies Israel entry to Taekwondo championships
Israel’s Taekwondo Junior National Team was essentially banned from participating in the 2018 World Junior Championships, as well as trials for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games to be held in Argentina in October, after...
Tunisian synagogue set on fire by Molotov cocktails
Two Molotov cocktails were hurled at a small synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba late Tuesday, setting fire to the building.
The Molotov cocktails were thrown from the roof into the yard of the...