Tunisia: More Calls to Dismiss Bouden’s Gov’t

A demonstration by Tunisians in the capital against the high cost of living (EPA)
A demonstration by Tunisians in the capital against the high cost of living (EPA)
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Tunisia: More Calls to Dismiss Bouden’s Gov’t

A demonstration by Tunisians in the capital against the high cost of living (EPA)
A demonstration by Tunisians in the capital against the high cost of living (EPA)

The hike in prices and the scarcity of some food items in the Tunisian markets have sparked criticism against the government. including calls for changing the cabinet’s formation with keeping Najla Bouden as the prime minister. However, some calls endorsed an overall change including the premiership.

Critics held Bouden’s government responsible for the failure of the parliamentary election process.

Major political parties made this criticism, whether supporters of the political path launched by Tunisian President Kais Saied in the summer of 2021, or opposers of the ruling regime.

Abdul Razzaq Al-Khalouli, the spokesperson of the 25 July movement, called on the president to dismiss Bouden and carry out an immediate government change.

Al-Khalouli also urged changing all the governors after Bouden's government failed in managing the country’s affairs and finding solutions to the growing social and economic crises.

Some observers ruled out any changes to the current government, considering that President Saied would not carry out any amendments before the whole election process is completed.

Zuhair al-Maghzawi, secretary-general of the People's Movement, held the current government accountable for the ongoing confusion and failure to manage issues that relate to the Tunisians’ daily lives.



Olmert: ‘Humanitarian City’ in Rafah Would Be Concentration Camp for Palestinians

Former Israel's prime minister Ehud Olmert looks on during an interview with AFP (Agence France-Presse) in Paris on June 9, 2025. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
Former Israel's prime minister Ehud Olmert looks on during an interview with AFP (Agence France-Presse) in Paris on June 9, 2025. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
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Olmert: ‘Humanitarian City’ in Rafah Would Be Concentration Camp for Palestinians

Former Israel's prime minister Ehud Olmert looks on during an interview with AFP (Agence France-Presse) in Paris on June 9, 2025. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
Former Israel's prime minister Ehud Olmert looks on during an interview with AFP (Agence France-Presse) in Paris on June 9, 2025. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

Israel’s former prime minister Ehud Olmert said that the “humanitarian city” that Israel’s defense minister has proposed building on the ruins of Rafah would be a concentration camp, and forcing Palestinians inside would be ethnic cleansing, the Guardian reported on Sunday.

Israel was already committing war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, Olmert told the daily, and construction of the camp would mark an escalation.

Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, has ordered the military to start drawing up operational plans for construction of the “humanitarian city” on the ruins of southern Gaza, to house initially 600,000 people and eventually the entire Palestinian population, stated the Guardian.

“It is a concentration camp. I am sorry,” Olmert told he daily, when asked about the plans laid out by Katz last week. Once inside, Palestinians would not be allowed to leave, except to go to other countries, Katz said.

The “humanitarian city” project is backed by Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israel’s refusal to withdraw from the area Katz envisages for the camp is a sticking point in the faltering negotiations for a ceasefire deal, Israeli media have reported.