A group of Tunisian youths injured an elderly Jew, Eleazar Haccoun, when they stoned a Bizerte synagogue, it was reported here.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the professors of the Zitouna Moslem University here has decided in favor of the admission of Jewish students to all faculties of the University, with the exception of the religious divisions. Their action followed a similar decision taken earlier in the week by the Students Association.
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