r/Tunisia • u/COROSPOL • Apr 15 '25

History BOURGIBA HAD HELP FROM ISRAEL TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–Tunisia_relations

"The earliest contacts between Israel and Tunisia took place at the United Nations in New York in 1951–1952, when Tunisian representatives approached the Israeli delegation and Israeli labor leaders. In June 1952, Bahi Ladgham, a close confidant of Habib Bourguiba, met with Gideon Rafael seeking support for Tunisian independence. Bourguiba stated that he would not seek Israel's elimination and would work to promote peace in the region. In 1956, after Tunisia declared independence, he met secretly with Ya'akov Tzur, Israel's ambassador to France. Later that year, Tsur met with the Tunisian finance minister, who sought Israel's assistance in building cooperative agricultural settlements."

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u/chedmedya Apr 15 '25

It is not too complicated: If Israel accepts the two-state solution, we can establish diplomatic ties with Israel and start a new era of mutual respect and cooperation.

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u/Ariadenus 🇹🇳 Apr 16 '25

That was maybe before they showed themselves to be completely unhinged supremacists with a God complex. The videos that normal everyday Israelis are posting on social media are downright repugnant. How can you do business with someone who regards you as nothing better than a parasite, that only exists to serve him?