June 1967 Tunis riots

The June 1967 Tunis Riots or Demonstrations were demonstrations and riots in Tunis on 5 June 1967, in reaction to the Naksa of the same year.[1] The riots lasted 6 hours,[2] in which a crowd of leftist students organized under the Perspectives movement,[3] set fire to the British Library then the American Library, proceeding to Trans World Airlines' offices and the American Embassy. After that, they began to attack Jewish property, vandalizing cars and 100 commercial stores along with a number of Synagogues, including the Grand Synagogue, which they vandalized, desecrated, and burned from the inside and out.

30 protesters also burned the door of the headquarters of the Joint Jewish Distribution Committee (JDC). In June 6th, the President Habib Bourguiba called for the end of the protests and riots, while strongly condemning them in a speech.

The Government then placed military and armored units across various strategic position in the Capital. In addition, four ministers personally visited the Jewish Community Relations Council and issued a formal apology.[1] The next day, 54 rioters were arrested, the National Police Chief and minister of interior were relieved of their duties.[2] In a trial held by the Tunis Military Court, at the end of July, All defendants were convicted and sentenced to prison terms of up to 20 years, the last being Muhammad Ben Jannet's sentence.[4] In the wake of these events, a mass migration of Jews followed in which more than 25,000 people fled the country in the first month.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Saadoun, Haim (2010-10-01), "Tunis Riots (1967)", Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World Online, Brill Publishers, doi:10.1163/1878-9781_ejiw_SIM_0021680, ISSN 1878-9781, retrieved 2026-08-02{{citation}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 bataween (2016-06-06). "June 1967: anti-Jewish riots in Tunisia". Point of No Return. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  3. ↑ Jebari, Idriss (2022-01-21). ""Illegitimate Children": The Tunisian New Left and the Student Question, 1963–1975". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 54 (1): 100–123. doi:10.1017/S0020743821001057. ISSN 0020-7438.
  4. ↑ "Tunis Sentences 54 In Anti-Jewish Riot During Mideast War (Published 1967)". The New York Times. 1967-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2026-08-02. TUNIS, July 31—The Military Tribunal of Tunis sentenced 54 persons today to forced labor for terms of one to 20 years on charges of participating in anti-Jewish riots on June 5, the day the Israeli-Arab war began. Mohamed Ben Janet, a theology student, received the 20-year term. He was accused of having led the demonstrations. The sentences for the 53 other persons ranged up to 15 years. All had pleaded guilty during the four-day trial
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