President Kais Saied notes 'distinction between Judaism and Zionism,' rejects 'normalization' with Israel, calls on world to 'put an end to tragedy of the Palestinian people'

Jewish groups and Tunisian Jews condemned remarks, which Kais Saied made in countering criticism around May 9 slaying of 2 Jews in Djerba

Brother-in-law says family hoped Aviel Haddad would come back from Djerba pilgrimage with a bride, instead 'returned in a coffin'

Country's interior minister calls deadly attack in Djerba a 'cowardly criminal attack,' but refrains from referring to it as terrorism; assailant named as guardsman Wissam Khazri

Kais Saied denounces attempt to disturb 'stability' as authorities probe guardsman's motive for killing 5 outside historic synagogue

The day after a gunman killed five on Tunisian island, community celebrates a brit milah, highlighting hopes it will continue to attract pilgrims and remain a beacon of coexistence

Third guard dies of wounds, after two Jewish worshipers and two other guards are killed by rogue officer who opened fire on Djerba synagogue during annual pilgrimage

Hassen Chalghoumi, who was in Djerba when two Jews were killed there, says the annual event must continue for sake of 1,000-member local Jewish community

The slaying of two Jews and a soldier risks undoing a Jewish-Arab interaction maintained by the annual visits of about 8,000 French, Israeli and other Jews to the Arab country

Worshipers pass through armed police guard to enter the Ghriba Synagogue, Africa's oldest shul