The Tunisian Government issued a warrant today for the arrest of Salah ben Youssef, leader of the extremist section of the Neo-Destour Party” and long feared by the Jews of this country.
Ben Youssef, believed to be an Egyptian agent in this country, has advocated stronger ties between Tunisia and the other Arab countries and was said at one time, to be charged with working up an anti-Israel campaign in Tunisia. Strong-arm men under his command have terrorized Tunisian Jews at various times in recent years.
Meanwhile, it was reported today that an organization with the avowed aim of “joining in the struggle against Zionism” and strengthening ties with other Arab states has been formed here by Moslems who fought with the Arab armies during the 1948 war of the Arab states against the newly established State of Israel.
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