Tunisia’s president seems to be courting Iran, in a shift that risks further isolating the cash-strapped country. While the Arab Summit in Tunisia reiterated support for the two-state solution in 2019, Kais Saied vowed in his presidential election to oppose normalization with Israel, an act he described as high treason. As Tunisia heads to insolvency, the president took solace in populism taking aim at Israel to win support at home at the expense of alienating the west. Tunisia, due to its internal multi-pronged crises, needs allies who can help it redress and improve its social and economic outlook. Scrapping the two-state solution, means war!

Source: The North Africa Journal June 07, 2024 12:41 UTC