Egypt rejected an American-Israeli proposal to re-settle 800,000 Palestinians in Sinai

Posted on 2008-02-06

Egypt rejected an American-Israeli proposal to re-settle 800,000 Palestinians in Sinai

According to almesryoon news, Egypt rejected an Israeli-American proposal to resettle 800,000 Palestinian in Sinai.

Sources told the newspaper that Egypt informed Israel its rejection to any re-settlement projects of the Palestinians in the Egypt saying that the refugees' right to return to their homeland is decided by the United Nations.

This came at a time when Israel threatens Egypt with reducing the American aid if Egypt keeps the negative position with the resettlement of Palestinians on its territory.

Egypt threatened to freeze the Egypt-Israel crossings agreement, and cancel the exchange of security information treaty with as response to the Israeli re-settlement proposal.

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