Following the agreements of the Protectorate of Tunisia and with the installation of French settlers who began strong grip on the country's wealth and through an interest group that made the appointment of preponderance (1), a French anti-Semitism evident arose in the Regency to confront the Jews, who were not prepared to give up their privileges.
the way the Jews of Tunisia were accused of isolation among the indigenous population and to train, thanks to special institutions, a sort of state within a state.
In addition, some French even went up to ask the government not to make any distinction between the Tunisian subjects and remove all privileges create a situation of the Israelites for over Muslims.
The call was also to end the consular protection, with a few francs a year, give the Jews of their rights without creating obligations and to require the children of Israel pay the same taxes as other subjects and Bey submit them as Arab military service.
There were even French voices that called for the expulsion of the Regency on the grounds that the Alliance Israelite Universelle, which comes in full French colony, forming an important part of the population to the ideas of the enemies of France.
Thus, hiding their ill-Semitism some groups find that Tunis has become the "new Jerusalem" of the Jews, because they are spoiled, pampered and protected. However, for overriding this situation is dangerous for French interests, that is what we could read in the newspaper "The French Tunisia on 26 June 1897," this unique breed has maintained at all times and in all people among whom she lived and she was exploited, homogeneity, persistence of views, a burning desire to achieve wealth and power, like everywhere, eventually, it led the reaction, revolt, the emergency measures last, which alone in Spain, France, Russia, the Barbary countries have been able to stop its expansion, and for a time, put an end to his invasion. " This
Semitism, according to its proponents, is accentuated by the usurious practices conducted by the Jews cause significant changes in working conditions and life in the Regency
For preponderant Jewish usury is also detrimental to trade, especially the small French trade, as some Jews are buying outside the freight payable three months to sell them immediately below courses and submit to maturity at an excessive rate, the money they received cash.
But is the risk of transfer of urban property to the Jewish community at the expense of colonization that is, in fact, feared, as the case of Jewish behavior in the region of Cap Bon.
Jews Nabeul numbering about 3000, had at least 4 million dollars placed in the Cap Bon. The buildings are in their hands. Nianou A small village of 50 families, for example, 30 houses are in the possession of a single Jew.
But these charges and these usurious interest, are not the most important benefits made, there is another more dangerous: it is the purchase of foreclosed properties that might make the Jews in some regions the sole owners of the soil.
(1) It must be said that the word "Balance" is somewhat anachronistic here, because it was not until 1907 for it to be introduced into the political vocabulary. Recovered by the Tunisian reformers, it means all the privileges enjoyed by the French settlers, precedence being those most committed to maintain these privileges.
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