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Essay: How Egyptian legal system saved Camp David

Camp David agreement has become the focal point of a political struggle between Egyptian critics since Morsi’s election as president in June

 

 

Why did the Cairo Administrative Court dismiss a lawsuit calling for the 1978 Camp David peace accords between Egypt and Israel to be annulled?The case, reported by The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, put Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi in the uncomfortable position of having to affirmatively defend the Camp David accords, as opposed to merely tolerating them.

Mohamed Morsi - Photo: Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

Mohamed Morsi – Photo: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Three members of the Revolutionary Youth Union, a movement which says it encompasses all political parties, national movements and independent NGOs, filed the lawsuit in August against Morsi, Prime Minister Hisham Qandil and Foreign Minister Mohammed Amr. Continue Reading »