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Middle East & Africa By Zvi November
get a passport to travel abroad without her husband¡¯s permission.Previously, a woman had to get her husband¡¯s permission to travel.Like Syria, Egypt for the past thirty years has been functioning under a state of emergency. One of the demonstrators¡¯ demands (according to news reports) is that the government abolishes the state of emergency.The Egyptian political system is multi-party. But only parties approved by the government (i.e. Mubarak¡¯s ruling party) can contest seats in parliamentary elections. The Moslem Brotherhood, which everyone agrees is the most powerful opposition force in the country, is banned from participation because there is a law that forbids political parties based on religious precepts. However, parliament has ¡°independent¡± members who identify with the Brotherhood (Ichwan in Arabic).Until recently presidential elections in Egypt (and in Syria as well) were really plebiscites because voters could say ¡°yes¡± or ¡°no¡± to the one single candidate. Then, five years ago, under American pressure, the system was changed to allow for competing contenders.As in most Arab countries, vigorously criticizing the government is unlawful. Opposition politicians are often imprisoned or go into exile.After Israel expelled its Jews from Gaza (8/2005), it abandoned the border with Egypt. Then in 2007, Hamas fought Fatah and gained control over Gaza. Hamas, which is a Palestinian Moslem Brotherhood, stands in opposition to Mubarak¡¯s regime.Consequently, Egypt closed the border crossing. But (it is claimed) there are a hundred tunnels under the border through which merchandize, guns, ammunition, terrorists and much more flow into and out of Gaza.If Mubarak falls and new Egyptian leaders sympathetic to Hamas take over the government, then the border crossing into Gaza will surely be opened to facilitate a massive flow of missiles to further threaten Israel. The Iranians will be elated! ![]() Blind Observations "The Jordan Is Palestine" Conference Temple Mount Violence "Israel in Reality" by Zvi November Reflections on History Random Thoughts on From Afar On Terrorism Reflections on the Elections Palestinian Enmity Today Short and to the Point Gaza Mini-War Observations Jew Hating Conference The Israeli Left's Distorted Mindset Impressions of Poland Significant Peripheral Enemy Agenda & Israel's Ruling Intelligensia Thinking in the Box "Occupied Territories" Strategic Plans? Israel in Reality by Zvi November Truth and Consequences A Country within a Country Truth Pursuit Why Boycott 44 Cent US Postage Stamp Showing ... Ariel Conference for Law and Mass Media George Orwell is Alive and Well in Israel Different Perspective Regarding Current Crisis ... Anatomy of a "Peace Process" Different View on Current Crisis in US-Israel ...
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