Are Jews in Tunisia in Danger?

⚠️ Urgent Information — Flash Radio is following this situation in real time. In a Facebook post published on Thursday, October 15, 2026, Elie Trabelsi, a Tunisian Jew, son of Perez Trabelsi, head of the Jewish community of Djerba and organizer of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue in the Isle of the Lotus Eaters, addressed what he called 'a call to beggars' (sic!), referring to media agitators who multiply attacks against Tunisian Jews, whom he accuses of buying land at high prices in Djerba to strengthen their presence on the island and in Tunisia in general. (Photo: Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba. In the medallion: Elie Trabelsi). ⏱️ 4 min read The facts and recent developments Imed Bahri Elie Trabelsi does not mince words. He denounces the fire that destroyed the Jewish mausoleum in El Hamma, Gabès, as well as the tomb of the Jewish saint Sidi Môrabi, which is 400 years old, and laments that neither the Ministry of Culture, nor the Ministry of Religious Affairs, nor the Public Prosecutor’s Office have taken any action to investigate this criminal fire and arrest the perpetrators. 'Not even a statement to denounce this act, not even superficially,' he wrote. Elie Trabelsi pointed to 'mercenaries' who are running a media campaign against the Ghriba synagogue. 'Not even a statement to denounce this act, not even superficially' 'They forget the country’s problems and have only one concern: Djerba, the Jews, and the Ghriba' 'They forget the country’s problems and have only one concern: Djerba, the Jews, and the Ghriba' , he writes. And adds: 'We have owned our land for centuries, we neither buy nor sell, and the Ghriba synagogue will remain as a thorn in the side of the traitors and one of the centers of sovereignty of the Tunisian state' (not less!). Free hatred destroys peoples Elie Trabelsi goes further by launching a