Egypt Supreme Court ruled that Israeli citizens who marry women may be crossed out his citizenship if their marriage had "become a threat to national security."
"Court asked the interior ministry to provide a list of all the wedding couples like that to the cabinet to be studied. Each case will be investigated separately and with consideration of physical liberty, and security of the country," said Mohammed al-Husseini, a judge in state Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, lawyer Nabil al-Wahsh said the reason this case is asked to save the country from the generation that 'not loyal to Egypt and the Arab world'. Because, there is a tendency to get closer to Israel, Egypt. "It's for Egyptian national security," he asserted.
"Children are the result of mixed marriages that should not be entered in military service," said Al-Wash, like a page of the Daily Telegraph published on Saturday (06/05/2010).
According to Al-Wahsh, the current Egyptian men who married Israeli women are believed to reach 30000. According to him only 10 percent of those who marry Arab-Israeli woman. An estimated 15 000 Egyptian-Jewish spouse currently living in Egypt.
Previously, a lower court last year asked the interior ministry reviewed the cases of Egyptian men and women's wedding of Israel, also about their children. And take steps to limit such conditions. However, the foreign ministry appealed on the grounds, the authorities decided that the problem is related to the parliament.
Thousands of Egyptians - especially those returning from the 1990 Gulf War between Iraq and Kuwait-, moved to Israel to find work. Many of those who marry Israeli women.
... This decision is to rescue the country from the generation that 'not loyal to Egypt and the Arab world'. Because, there is a tendency to get closer to Israel, Egypt ...
Egypt was the first country that signed a peace agreement with Israel in 1979 - a decision that is not popular. Nevertheless, relations between the two countries are still strained in recent years, particularly in relation to the Palestinian issue.
Egypt also blockade the Gaza border in cooperation with Israel after Gaza was taken over by the militant Hamas in 2007.
Later, post-invasion humanitarian mission to Gaza Freedom Flotilla, President Hosni Mubarak ordered the Rafah border was opened for a while so that aid could go to Gaza.
Governor of North Sinai, Murad Muwafi said, President Hosni Mubarak ordered the Gaza border town of Rafah was opened for a few days. "To alleviate the suffering of our brothers in Palestine after the Israeli attacks on humanitarian vehicles," said Muwafi.
Mubarak condemned the attack and blamed Israel's acts transgress. Egypt also summoned the Israeli ambassador in Cairo to ask for clarification. [Taz / ant, viv]
