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Protests and power vacuums: What the Arab Spring can teach us about Iran's protests

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: From Tunisia to Syria, the uprisings of 2011 showed how revolutions often give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism, a lesson Jerusalem cannot ignore as Iran convulses.

A TUNISIAN expatriate shouts slogans while holding a placard reading ‘Free Tunisia,’ as he demonstrates on January 15, 2011, in Paris.
ONE YEAR after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria, under Ahmed al-Sharaa, is perhaps a nicer place to live, but the suspicion that Sharaa’s formula is but a variation of Assad’s has raised questions about Syria’s long-term direction. Here, the president speaks, marking one year since Assad’s fall, o

Middle Israel: Can Ahmed al-Sharaa move Syria forward? - opinion

Protesters take part in a protest against Tunisia's President Kais Saied, accusing him of entrenching one-man rule through the use of the judiciary and police, in Tunis, Tunisia November 22, 2025.

Tunisia hands prison terms between 5 and 45 years to opposition leaders

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 3, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, M

As US moves against the Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East pays close attention - analysis


Jewish jeweler attacked, fingers severed in antisemitic machete attack in Djerba, Tunisia

The incident took place on the eve of Lag Baomer, which is also the date of the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue on the Island.

Jewish man is stabbed with a machete in the Tunisian Island of Djerba

Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 34-years over Syria jihadist case

Larayedh, who served as prime minister from 2013 to 2014, is a senior figure in Ennahda, an Islamist party that has been a main opponent of President Kais Saied.

 Ali Larayedh, senior official of Tunisia's Islamist opposition party Ennahda and former prime minister, gestures while surrounded by his supporters, upon his arrival for questioning by anti-terrorism police, in Tunis,Tunisia September 19, 2022.

The urgent need to acknowledge North African Jews in Israeli memory - opinion

North African Jews' WWII struggles, long overlooked, are finally gaining recognition, revealing their resilience and vital contributions to history.

Tunisian Jews were enlisted into forced labor by the Nazis during their six-month occupation from November 1942

Haim Taib to light torch on Independence Day for promoting unity and resilience

"Lighting the torch is a full-circle moment for me and my family – both personally and nationally – and a symbol of my commitment to strengthening the resilience of the State of Israel."

 Haim Taib, President and Founder of Mitrelli Group and Menomadin Foundation.

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, renowned Torah scholar and spiritual leader, passes away at 80

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, leader of Kisse Rahamim Yeshiva and a key figure in Israeli politics, has passed away at 80, leaving a lasting impact on Torah study and the Jewish community.

 Rabbi Meir Mazuz.

Tunisian student falls to death after attempting to hang Palestinian flag on school building

Faris Khaled was a student of the Higher School of Science and Design Technology (ESSTeDesign) in Den Den, Manouba Governorate.

Student falls to death at Tunisian institution after attempting to hang Palestinian flag

Tunisian Jew arrested in Djerba, social media claims arrest politically motivated - report

Videos were published showing groups of Jewish citizens attempting to break into a police station and block roads leading to it on the island in protest against the arrest.

 A Tunisian Jewish man walks in Hara Kebira, the main Jewish quarter in the resort island of Djerba, during the annual Jewish pilgrimage, on May 24, 2024.

My Jewish family was forced out of our homeland. We can't let Gazans suffer the same fate - opinion

There are no magic wands here. No shortcuts. And no amount of forced migration — of Jews or Palestinians — will bring the peace we all deserve.

An Iraqi Jewish family in Baghdad in 1910.

Man sets himself alight outside synagogue in Tunisia

Police shot a man who set himself on fire outside a Tunisian synagogue, leaving two injured. This report comes after ongoing reports of antisemitic behavior by officials in the country.

 Interior of La Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia

Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali: How Tunisia's strongman navigated diplomacy with Israel

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS |The inside story of peace talks between Israel and Tunisia post-Oslo in the 1990s.

 TUNISIAN PRESIDENT Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali maintained low-key relations with Israel during the 1990s, before breaking ties during the Second Intifada. Here, he poses for an official picture in front of the Tunisian flag in 1998.