Comments on: Tunisian Jewish Community Horrified, Demanding Quick Government Response in Aftermath of Haniyeh Visit

By: BBC whitewashes anti-Jewish extremism in Tunisia | BBC Watch

BBC whitewashes anti-Jewish extremism in Tunisia | BBC Watch — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:58:12 +0000

[...] is the welcome for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at Tunis airport in January 2012. The sentiments are pretty [...]

By: BBC World Service programme on Jews from Arab lands – part 2 | BBC Watch

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:11:45 +0000

[...] Western governments) as a ‘moderate’, despite – among other things – his party’s feting of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh last January and his own long extremist [...]

By: La peur des Juifs tunisiens après la visite d'Haniyeh | Europe Israel - analyses, informations sur Israel, l'Europe et le Moyen-Orient

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:50:43 +0000

[...] : Harry’s Place, par Boushayb (Voir également Tunisian Jewish Community Horrified, Demanding Quick Government Response in Aftermath of Haniyeh Vis…, par Kouichi Shirayanagi, et Marzouki, la Tunisie, les juifs, par David [...]

By: Afif

Afif — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:01:54 +0000

I am a member of the Tunisian Muslim community and I am horrified too. In fact, I am disgusted. Maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel, when everyone will realize that we need to elect a goverment for all the peope and notfor some of the people. I hope that my jewish brothers realize that these chanting animals do not represent all of the Tunisian Muslims. This is another example that demonstrates that the seperation between church and state is essential for the equal protection of all under the law. Certainly, inviting Hamas to Tunisia, regardless of the intentions, is sheer stupidity. If this continues, all I can say is “I cry for you Tunisia!” .

By: Hamas Visit to Tunisia: Condemnation of Anti-Semitic Outbursts. « Tendance Coatesy

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:37:11 +0000

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By: Joshua Muravchik

Joshua Muravchik — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:34:18 +0000

Abu Shanab, I am extremely interested in what you have written here in connection with my own research about prospects for democracy in the region and the effect of Islamist movements. I would like to ask you more. If you are willing to talk further about it in direct communication, rather than on this site, could you please drop me a note at jmuravchik@gmail.com?

By: Abu Shanab

Abu Shanab — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:12:24 +0000

This is an important article, however, it does not go nearly far enough. Thus far, the world’s media and blogs have been largely silent on the discrepancy between what Ghannouchi claimed were ‘no more than 5 people [at the airport]‘ making anti-Israeli remarks and the at least 4 separate (there are more) occasions when Haniyeh, accompanied variously by Ghannouchi, Jebali, other Ennahda goons and clerical fascists, witnessed literally thousands of Tunisians, amongst them many women and children, calling for the extermination of the Jewish people with reference to a seminal event in Islamic history and designed to inflict the maximum amount of terror and misery. On at least 4 separate occasions, inside the airport, outside it, before, during and after Haniyeh’s sermon at Uqba ‘slaughterer of infidels’ ibn Nafia’s mosque in Qayrawan, and at an Ennahda/Hamas rally at a sports stadium in Sfax, chants of ‘Khaybar, Khaybar ya Yahud’ and other anti-Semitic and genocidal taunts were made in the presence of leading Ennahda officials, and, in at least the case of Sfax and inside the mosque at Qayrawan, these officials together some of the country’s most senior clerics joined in the with the racist nasheeds. To make matters worse, the world’s media seem to be relying for their information on an amateurish Ennahda press release, signed by Ghannouchi, which plainly contradicts the facts on the ground and by its very existence should prevent him and members of his party from ever being taken seriously or indeed trusted by anyone ever again. Amongst those aiding and abetting Ennahda are Ikhwanweb, who helpfully translated their fellow Brotherhood organisation’s press release into English, which was subsequently churned up in the process and recycled by international media. The translation jazzes up the original and further perpetuates the Ennahda lies. As if this weren’t bad enough, a journalist by the name of Bouazza ben Bouazza, appears to have written Ennahda propaganda pieces for all the major agencies. He further spins the Ennahda narrative by introducing the Islamists’ favourite Arab Spring compadres, the Salafis and other perpetually anonymous ‘ultra-conservatives’. He even managed to get Hizb ut-Tahrir in on the action, a favourite bogeyman to resonate with British and European readers in particular, by blaming a small contingent for the mass chants of ‘Khaybar’ at the Ennahda rally in Sfax.

This should be a major news story all around the world. Those who know Ghannouchi, Haniyeh and their fellow travellers will not be surprised by these events, but more people should be made aware of the sort of contradictory rhetoric we’ve come to expect from movements with totalising religious ideologies. Tonight, the tiny population of Jews that compose the Maghreb’s Jewish minority are cowering in fear, because thousands of their compatriots and near-neighbours have called openly for their murder with the acknowledgement of a newly-elected religious mass movement in what is supposedly one of the Arabic-speaking world’s most tolerant societies.

By: Faith

Faith — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:06:39 +0000

I am more and more diappointed in this government. It seems that Ennahdha is the only ruling party and in particular Jebali is doing whatever he wants.
It’s not enough for Ghannouchi to speak. I agree with Cohen, the media and the government must speak out regularly to bring awarness to tolerance and respect of all religions.

By: v

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:13:07 +0000

This government is not acting on priorities, what can Hammas do for this country absolutely nothing. We need foreign investment badly and welcoming someone with no means to provide except bad behaviour amongst some is wrong.