Palestine–Tunisia relations

Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba had a keen interest in finding a resolution to the Palestinian conflict. He put forth a suggestion to establish a two-state solution based on the pre-1923 boundaries of the former Mandatory Palestine, encompassing Jordan as well.[1][2] After the defeat of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1982 Lebanon War, Tunisia received the Palestinian leadership, including Arafat. They left in 1994 after the Oslo Accords.[3] In October 1985, the Israeli Air Force launched Operation Wooden Leg in Bizerte, which led to many deaths including among Tunisian civilians.[4][5] Three years later, it assassinated the senior leader, Abu Jihad, in a targeted killing operation.

Palestine-Tunisia relations

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References
  1. Chamberlin, Paul Thomas (January 15, 2015). The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-021782-2 – via Google Books.
  2. Bilinsky, Yanoslav (October 14, 1973). "Moderate realism in an extremist environment ; Tunisia and the Palestine question (1965-1970)". Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée. 13 (1): 109–123. doi:10.3406/remmm.1973.1196 – via www.persee.fr.
  3. Murphy, Kim (July 12, 1994). "Exile Ends as Arafat Leaves Tunisia for Gaza". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Cowell, Alan (June 24, 1987). "P.L.O., IN TUNIS, IS SHADOW OF FORMER POWER". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  5. Prial, Frank J.; Times, Special To the New York (October 2, 1985). "ISRAELI PLANES ATTACK P.L.O. IN TUNIS, KILLING AT LEAST 30; RAID 'LEGITIMATE,' U.S. SAYS". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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