Tunisia – Tunisia’s Foreign Ministry is condemning a call by Israeli officials for Tunisian Jews to emigrate to Israel over concerns about possible economic hardship ahead in the North African country.
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The ministry says the “ill-disposed” call amounts to meddling in Tunisia’s domestic affairs and “an attempt by Israel to tarnish the post-revolutionary image of Tunisia.”
Monday’s statement via state news agency TAP comes a day after Israel’s Cabinet said Prime Benjamin Netanyahu cited “real distress” among Tunisia’s Jews and pledged extra money and aid to help them immigrate.
Tunisia’s tourism industry has suffered after a popular uprising drove President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee in January. Two-thirds of Tunisia’s estimated 1,500 Jews live on the island of Djerba — a popular vacation spot.
So let them condemn me too (they wouldn’t care to, I know.) If there are any yidn still left in Tunisia, Egypt, Lybia, Yemen, if at all possible, and I know it is not always is, for family and other reasons – please leave!
by making such calls, Israel is creating more enemies around the world, and make jews feel uncomfortable in other countries.
there are millions of jews living around the world who have no interest in moving to Israel and in no way do they want the Israely government to pretend as if they represent them. we need to unequivocally demand that Israel stop with this nonsense
My father has family in Djerba and they are very happy and feel very welcome. They do not want to go to Israel.
So let’s get this straight. Tunisia sits back and watches extremist Muslims burn down Shuls and chant ‘death to the jews’ and can’t even spare the firefighting equipment to help extingish the fires, but they have a problem when Israel call for those Jews (who are in obvious danger) to emigrate.
Israel is ‘making enemies’? Was Tunisia ever a friend?
Reminds me of the joke where the couple are to be shot for being Jewish and he asks for a cigarette, and she says ‘Yankel, don’t make trouble’.
Who care if Yidden want to stay in Tunisia?