Sinai : Egypt's linchpin, Gaza's lifeline, Israel's nightmare /
Mohannad Sabry.
- Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource : maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Chronology -- Map of Sinai -- 1. Sinai's Revolution: Four Days of Armed Fury -- 2. Bombing the Gas Pipeline: Attacking Israel on Egyptian Soil -- 3. Sinai's Arms: En Route to Gaza -- 4. The Smuggling Tunnels: Besieged by Israel, Gaza Explodes into Egypt -- 5. Sharia and Tribal Courts: The Law and Order of the Sinai Peninsula -- 6. A New Haven for Islamist Militants -- 7. The Military Under Attack -- 8. Morsi and al-Sisi: A Battle in Sinai 9. Terrorists Unleashed by Morsi's Ouster -- 10. The Imminent Threat -- Notes -- Sources -- Bibliography
Enclosed by the Suez Canal and bordering Gaza and Israel, Egypt's rugged Sinai Peninsula has been the cornerstone of the Egyptian-Israeli peace accords, yet its internal politics and security have remained largely under media blackout. While the international press descended on the capital Cairo in January 2011, Sinai's armed rebellion was ignored. The regime lost control of the peninsula in a matter of days and, since then, unprecedented chaos has reigned and the Islamist insurgency has gathered pace. In this crucial analysis, Mohannad Sabry argues that Egypt's shortsighted security approach.