Egyptian police officer refuses Israeli embassy guard duty
Man goes on hunger strike to protest planned sanctions, hospitalized in serious condition.
By ReutersAn Egyptian police officer has refused orders to go on guard duty at the Israeli embassy in Cairo, and faces a disciplinary committee over his action, security sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said the officer had gone on hunger strike over the matter, and had been admitted to a Cairo hospital three days ago where he remained in serious condition.
Police sources said the man was expected to be referred to a military tribunal for refusing to follow orders, but the disciplinary committee had delayed a decision on that over his health. They said the officer had refused his orders earlier this year, but did not say when he began the hunger strike.
Egypt in 1979 became the first Arab state to sign a peace deal with Israel, but many Egyptians still regard the Jewish state as an enemy because the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict has not been resolved.
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finally we are getting to see brave people in the Arab world, i was wondering what was happening to them . (apart from Sheikh Hassan that is )
This gentleman seems to have more guts than both the ABdullahs and Mubarak . bravo
Noone reads your messages when you type in all caps. It makes you look foolish. All you do is add another (uneeded and unhelpful) extremist to the conflict. This isn't about what you're saying, it's about how your saying it. Please stop typing in all capitals if you want people to hear you out.