Draft law in Egypt's parliament for canceling peace treaty with Israel

An independent deputy in the Egyptian parliament, Ahmed Yehia, said that he will present with deputies from El-Tagamoa, Wafd, Amal, and El-Naseri (opposition parties inside the parliament), a draft law that calls for canceling the peace treaty with Israel.

March coincides with the 20th anniversary of the signing of the treaty by Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Manachem Begin on March 26, 1979.

Among the participants in signing the new draft law are the head of the leftist Assemblage Party, Khaled Mohie El-Din, El-Wafd party deputy Ahmed Naser and independent deputy Ahmed Taha, who were among 18 deputies who voted against the treaty's ratification in the Egyptian parliament 20 years ago.

The explanatory note of the draft law that justified canceling the treaty stated that peace conditions with Israel had ended with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that Egypt is his country's southern enemy and it said that the treaty is not worthwhile any more due to aggressive Israeli policies against Egypt.