
TUNISIA REFUSES ESTABLISHING RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL Officials familiar with the efforts of [incumbent President Donald Trump's] administration have said Oman and Tunisia may be the next states to watch, and that [diplomatic] warming may be extended to countries in Asia and Africa. 'Sub-Saharan Africa even after Mr. Trump left in January,' reports The New York Times. Very quickly, the Tunisian government unsurprisingly denied reports of possible diplomatic normalization with the "Zionist entity". The Tunisian Foreign Ministry claims in particular that the information is "unfounded", reiterating its "intention not to participate in any initiative that violates the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people". "While Tunisia respects the sovereign positions of other countries, it affirms that its position is based on principles and that changes on the international scene will never affect it", indicates the statement of the Tu...