Tunisia's tourism minister on Friday denied Israeli tourists aboard a cruise ship who were prevented from entering the country had been discriminated against, saying there had been a procedural problem. The Miami-based **rwegian Cruise Line said on Monday a "small number" of Israeli passengers on one of its ships were **t allowed to disembark in Tunis "because of a last-minute decision made by the Tunisian government". NCL said the next day that "in response to this discriminatory act, ... it has cancelled all remaining calls to Tunisia and will **t return". But Tourism Minister Amel Karboul told journalists that "as in all the countries in the world, for certain nationalities, there are obligatory visas or passes".
03-25-2014, 01:07 AM
Tunisia denies discriminating against Israeli tourists
Tunisia's tourism minister on Friday denied Israeli tourists aboard a cruise ship who were prevented from entering the country had been discriminated against, saying there had been a procedural problem. The Miami-based **rwegian Cruise Line said on Monday a "small number" of Israeli passengers on one of its ships were **t allowed to disembark in Tunis "because of a last-minute decision made by the Tunisian government". NCL said the next day that "in response to this discriminatory act, ... it has cancelled all remaining calls to Tunisia and will **t return". But Tourism Minister Amel Karboul told journalists that "as in all the countries in the world, for certain nationalities, there are obligatory visas or passes".
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