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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood states 'we did not promise to honor Israel peace treaty'

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(((Archangel1)))1/07/2012 7:20:31 am PST

Someone really ought to tell those morons to actually read the agreement they’re complaining about - it was within the framework of the peace agreement that Israel agreed to return the Sinai to Egypt, including gas fields it discovered in El-Arish and the oil fields in Abu-Radis.

An Egyptian nullification of the agreement would mean the cancellation of the Israeli return of the Sinai, giving Israel pretty much every right and justification, in accordance with international law, to reclaim the area - a response which receives a very high amount of support among Israelis (many of which always feared an Egyptian violation of the agreement) and one which would devastate Egypt’s economy by itself, which is fragile enough as it is. Not to mention the loss of billions of aid money they get from the US which is, among other things, tied to the agreement.

You’d think they didn’t have enough pressing issues to deal with at home before even thinking about this…