(Globes) Amiram Barkat - An investigation by Globes found that demands by Bedouin tribes in the Sinai for protection money from the Egyptian government is the primary motive for the attacks on gas pipelines there. The Egyptian government is refusing to capitulate to the Bedouins' demands for now. There were at least ten attacks on the pipelines during 2011. Experts believe that Egypt will not seriously consider resuming gas deliveries to Israel until a new government is in place.
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