Israel-Tunisia normalization ‘not on the agenda,’ Tunisian PM says
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said that he respects Morocco's choice to recognize the Jewish state but that Tunisia is not considering doing the same.
Tunisia has no plans to follow Morocco’s lead and normalize relations with Israel, Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said Monday.
Morocco last week became the fourth Arab country to recognize Israel in recent months, a diplomatic breakthrough for the Trump administration on the heels of US-brokered deals with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan.
“For Tunisia, the question is not on the agenda,” Mechichi said in an interview with France 24 Monday.
“We respect Morocco’s choice, Morocco is a sister country that we love very much,” Mechichi said. “Every country has its own reality, its own truth and its own diplomacy, which it considers best for its people.”
