Tunisian President Saied says no place for normalization in Tunisia

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
29 Aug 2023 23:47
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The Tunisian President affirms that the Palestinian cause is central to the Arab whole nation.

Tunisian President Kais Saied (AFP)

Addressing new Tunisian ambassadors who received credentials to Arab and non-Arab countries, Tunisian President Kais Saied expressed on Tuesday his strong objection to claims about Tunisia's intention to normalize relations with the Israeli occupation.

"To those who talk about normalization, I say that this term has no place in my dictionary," Said underlined at a ceremony held at the Carthage Palace.

#Tunisian President Kais Saied addressed the newly appointed ambassadors in Tunisia, saying the term "normalization" with "Israel" "has no place in my dictionary," adding that the #Palestinian cause is central for the whole nation, and it is a natural thing for #Palestine to… pic.twitter.com/nzjc6fUV2B
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He pointed out that the Palestinian cause is central to the whole nation, adding that it is the natural thing for Palestine to return to the Palestinian people.

This comes as in mid-August, the President of the Algerian National Construction Movement, Abdelkader Bengrina, warned that Algeria should "keep a watchful eye" on Tunisia after several visits were made to the country by representatives of the Israeli occupation that come in line with normalization efforts.

Earlier on Tuesday, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf pointed out that the Tunisian envoy to Algeria categorically refuted any normalization step by the Tunisian authorities, revealing that a new law to criminalize normalization with "Israel" will be enacted in Tunisia.

It is noteworthy that in early August, the Tunisian parliament announced that the Committee on Rights and Freedoms had started looking into introducing a draft law urging the criminalizing of acts of normalization with "Israel".

The Committee presented "a preliminary reading regarding the importance of the draft law for the Tunisian people and its unconditional support for the just Palestinian cause."

Tunisia began its organized boycott of "Israel" through the Arab League after the 1948 war. The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has always affirmed that all "rumors circulating about Tunisia's intention to normalize relations with Israel are unfounded" and said that it was not concerned with normalization with "Israel" as "its position is not affected by international changes."