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- ↑ "Tunisian president to meet head of Jewish community after synagogue attack". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ↑ "Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef endorses Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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