Tunisia president pledges safety for Jewish citizens after synagogue attack

The president met with Tunisia's chief rabbi, chief Christian archbishop and Muslim mufti, saying that receiving clerics sent a "historical message" of coexistence and tolerance.

TUNISIA WAS once considered the Arab Spring’s sole success story, but President Kais Saied has dissolved parliament, dismissed the government and assumed autocratic powers.

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ByREUTERS

MAY 17, 2023 23:50

Tunisia president pledges safety for Jewish citizens after synagogue attack

The president met with Tunisia's chief rabbi, chief Christian archbishop and Muslim mufti, saying that receiving clerics sent a "historical message" of coexistence and tolerance.

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Tunisia president pledges safety for Jewish citizens after synagogue attack

The president met with Tunisia's chief rabbi, chief Christian archbishop and Muslim mufti, saying that receiving clerics sent a "historical message" of coexistence and tolerance.

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