Muslim stabbed a Jewish merchant in Djerba and released

Anxiety in the Jewish community in Djerba : Jewish shopper in Djerba was stabbed in the chest by a Muslim, Muslim was detained for questioning and released.

The incident took place last Thursday in the city of Djerba in Tunisia, Gabriel Uzan, 38 jewelry merchant was attacked by a Muslim who stabbed him several times in the chest while making anti-Semitic epithets at him.

Uzan was rushed to the hospital in fair condition suffering stabbings in the chest area. Muslim was caught by police, but to the dread of the Jewish community, was released after a large group of Muslims demonstrated in front of the police and threatened to set the building on fire.

Rabbi Haim Bitan chief rabbi of Tunis told local media that by the grace of God Uzan was not critically wounded and is in hospital.

About two thousand Jews live in Djerba. A month ago another stabbing incident occurred when a Muslim stabbed a Jewish resident of the place, and the police claimed that the incident was an attack on a nationalist background.

Just a week ago there was a big Hilula in Djerba synagogue to Djerba held annually on Lag B'Omer attended by about one thousand five hundred Jewish guests from all over the world including Israel.

Government has set this year tight security around the synagogue because of the tension that prevailed among the opposition against the government's approval of Israeli passport holders to participate in the event. The opposition claimed that the certificate constitutes acceptance of normalization between the two countries. Recently Foreign Ministry warned Israeli's of visiting in Tunis for fear of terrorist attacks.

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