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Title:Attitudes towards Israel in Tunisian political debate: from Bourguiba to the new constitution
Authors:Petrucci, FilippoISNI
Fois, MarisaISNI
Year:2016
Periodical:The Journal of North African Studies (ISSN 1743-9345)
Volume:21
Issue:3
Pages:392-410
Language:English
Geographic terms:Tunisia
Israel
Subjects:international relations
foreign policy
constitutions
2014
heads of State
About person:Habib Bourguiba (ca1903-2000)ISNI
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/13629387.2016.1152188
Abstract:Tunisia has developed an original diplomatic approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Relations between Tunisia and Israel (and more generally between Israel and the Arab world) have also influenced internal relations within Tunisia and the reactions and decisions of its Jewish community. This article describes the evolution of the Tunisian government's attitudes towards Israel and the Palestinian issue in the post-independence era until the approval of the new Tunisian Constitution in 2014. The debate over whether to include an article regarding 'the criminalisation of normalisation with Israel' in the recently approved Constitution was considerable. Issues related to Israel have thus gained prominence in national debate, following a period in which they were primarily discussed by Ben Ali's political opponents. Through an analysis of articles, books, Internet sources and presidential speeches, this article examines the different positions taken by Tunisia towards Israel and how they have evolved over time. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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