Palestine–Tunisia relations

{{Short description|Diplomatic relations between the State of Palestine and Tunisia}}

{{Infobox bilateral relations|Palestinian–Tunisian|Palestine|Tunisia|filetype=svg}}

Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba had a keen interest in finding a resolution to the Palestinian conflict. He put forth a suggestion to establish a two-state solution based on the pre-1923 boundaries of the former Mandatory Palestine, encompassing Jordan as well.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Y_SDAAAQBAJ&dq=habib+bourguiba+1947+partition+jordan+1973&pg=PA177|title=The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order|first=Paul Thomas|last=Chamberlin|date=January 15, 2015|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-021782-2 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/remmm_0035-1474_1973_num_13_1_1196|title=Moderate realism in an extremist environment; Tunisia and the Palestine question (1965-1970)|first=Yanoslav|last=Bilinsky|date=October 14, 1973|journal=Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée|volume=13|issue=1|pages=109–123|via=www.persee.fr|doi=10.3406/remmm.1973.1196}} After the defeat of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1982 Lebanon War, Tunisia received the Palestinian leadership, including Arafat. They left in 1994 after the Oslo Accords.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-12-mn-14804-story.html|title=Exile Ends as Arafat Leaves Tunisia for Gaza|first=Kim|last=Murphy|date=July 12, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times}} In October 1985, the Israeli Air Force launched Operation Wooden Leg in Tunis, which led to many deaths including among Tunisian civilians.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/24/world/plo-in-tunis-is-shadow-of-former-power.html|title=P.L.O., IN TUNIS, IS SHADOW OF FORMER POWER|first=Alan|last=Cowell|work=The New York Times |date=June 24, 1987|via=NYTimes.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/02/world/israeli-planes-attack-plo-in-tunis-killing-at-least-30-raid-legitimate-us-says.html|title=ISRAELI PLANES ATTACK P.L.O. IN TUNIS, KILLING AT LEAST 30; RAID 'LEGITIMATE,' U.S. SAYS|first1=Frank J.|last1=Prial|first2=Special To the New York|last2=Times|work=The New York Times |date=October 2, 1985|via=NYTimes.com}} Three years later, it assassinated the senior leader, Abu Jihad, in a targeted killing operation.