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The Tunisian Jews of Israel

The Tunisian Jews of Israel, numbering approximately 14,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a repatriated diaspora community of Tunisian Jews in Israel. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Tunisian Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Jew, Tunisian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Israel
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Tunisian Arabic (aeb)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011767
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

98%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tunisian Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Tunisian Speakers

Media Resources in Tunisian Arabic:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Tunisian Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Tunisian Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tunisian Jews are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Tunisian Jews:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Tunisian Jews of Israel

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
readRomans 12:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, knowing that this is their spiritual worship.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Jew, Tunisian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110287) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Maghrebi JewsPG012217Maghrebi JewsTunisia1,100Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian ArabicJudaism
Tunisian JewsPG011767Tunisian JewsIsrael14,500Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian ArabicJudaism

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