Posted on 03/29/2011 2:34:48 PM PDT by Nachum
North African country denounces 'ill-disposed' call, which it warns amount to 'meddling' in Tunisia's domestic affairs.
Tunisia's Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned a call by Israeli officials for Jews to emigrate to Israel over concerns about possible economic hardship ahead in the North African country.
"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," the ministry said.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
Israel extends a standing invitation for all Jewish people to come there and live — why should Tunisia see this as anything new?
The new leadership in Tunisia sees their Jews as a promising source of wealth and an available bogeyman.
Syria the same as Tunisia. Syria even blocks journalists from interviewing any Jews who live within its borders.
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