Nov 29, 2012

In Sinai: The Uprising of the Bedouin

In Sinai: The Uprising of the Bedouin: Nicolas Pelham









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Protesters in front of the North Sinai governorate headquarters, El Arish, November 4, 2012

The Bedouin have acquired real power across the peninsula. They have launched raids on Israel, hobbled and threatened to oust the multinational force that is supposed to protect the Egyptian–Israeli peace treaty, and disrupted the region’s supply of gas, which passes via pipeline through their terrain.

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