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Don't Count on Egypt in Sinai

(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - Israeli security officials recently estimated that more rocket and mortar attacks from Sinai on Eilat, like the one last week, are merely a matter of time. The dilemma of Israel's political leadership is how to curb strikes from Sinai without prompting a grave deterioration in its relationship with Egypt and jeopardizing the peace. By now it's clear that the Egyptians won't be doing the job for us - not because they don't want to, but rather, because they cannot. Their control in central and eastern Sinai is weak. Hence, Israel must do the job.
2012-04-09 00:00:00
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