(AFP/International Herald Tribune) - A member of the Egyptian parliament was silenced during debate for having spent a 10-day vacation in Israel, the independent newspaper Nahdat Misr reported Thursday. Mohammed Badrashini wanted to ask a question about an Israeli proposal to cede parts of the Negev to Egypt in return for its handing over territory in Sinai to the Palestinians to enlarge the Gaza Strip. But he was cut off by Speaker Fathi Sorur, who said: "You go swimming in Tel Aviv and then you come back here to pummel us" with questions about Israel.
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