Egyptian court: Men married to Israeli women can be stripped of citizenship

Anti-Israeli sentiment is high in the country in the aftermath of Israeli raids on Gaza aid ships – but the long-scheduled court decision was not connected.

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It calls on the cabinet to determine whether to remove the nationality of the men concerned, as well as that of their children.

The court said the government should consider whether the Israeli woman was an Arab or a Jew.

It is estimated that about 30,000 Egyptians are married to Israeli women.

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