The head of the organizing committee for the Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia, Perez Trabelsi, addressed the cancellation of the festivities around the event. He told Reuters that they decided this because of the war in Gaza…
“How do we celebrate when people die every day” asked Perez Trabelsi. He confirmed that the the committee has reduced the annual pilgrimage to limited rituals only inside the temple, and expects a very small number to arrive from France due to the tense situation in the Middle East.
As a reminder, the Committee of the Great Synagogue of Ghriba issued a press release on April 19, 2024, to declare that the pilgrimage will be reduced to its simplest expression this year. A highly symbolic gesture that the Tunisian authorities did not demand and which will consequently be all the more appreciated…
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