(Arab Weekly-UK) Lamine Ghanmi - The Tunisian women's tennis team's decision to proceed with scheduled matches against an Israeli contingent in the 2020 Fed Cup tournament on Feb. 5 has sparked debate about normalization with Israel. The Tunisian Foreign Ministry assailed the Tunisian team for violating "the historic commitments of Tunisia towards the Palestinian cause." Many Tunisians pushed back against the government's stance, insisting that Tunisian athletes should have the right to represent their country against Israelis.
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