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Egyptian ‘President’ Mubarak rejects even ‘debate’ on Gaza barrier

January 24, 2010

Middle East Online, Jan 24, 2010



Under heavy public criticism inside and outside Egypt


HRW calls on Egypt to revoke its ‘draconian emergency law’, slams ‘thuggery’ police state.

CAIRO – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday defended the construction of an underground barrier on the border with the Gaza Strip as a matter of national security and sovereignty.

“The works and reinforcements on our eastern border are a matter of Egyptian sovereignty. We do not accept a debate on the issue with anyone,” Mubarak said in a speech to mark Police Day.

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