from Daily Sabah
... The Egyptian government has for years clamped down on dissidents and activists when their criticism touches on Cairo’s political and economic ties with Israel, a sensitive issue in neighboring countries where governments maintain diplomatic relations with Israel despite broad public sympathy for Palestinians and the former's war crimes and systematic abuses against them.
Egypt had earlier warned that only those who received authorization would be allowed to travel the planned march route, acknowledging it had received "numerous requests and inquiries.”
"Egypt holds the right to take all necessary measures to preserve its national security, including the regulation of the entry and movement of individuals within its territory, especially in sensitive border areas,” its foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Israel Katz, Israel’s defense minister, said the protesters "endanger the Egyptian regime and constitute a threat to all moderate Arab regimes in the region.”
The march is set to begin just days after a large convoy, which organizers said included thousands of activists, traveled overland across North Africa to Egypt.
Activists and attorneys said airport detentions and deportations began Wednesday with no explicit reason given by Egyptian authorities...
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