Tunisian parliament on Thursday began debating a bill that would criminalise any normalisation of ties with Israel.

The draft bill defines “normalisation” as “recognition of the Zionist entity or the establishment of direct or indirect ties” with it, a crime which would be classed as “high treason”.

Anyone found guilty of “the crime of normalisation” would face a penalty of between six to 10 years of prison and a fine of 10,000 to 100,000 Tunisian dinars (3,000 to 30,000 euros), the text says. Any repeat offenders would be jailed for life.

Read more here.