Friday, March 09, 2012

Forget the Copts; It's Now the Beduin

Egypt seems always to be in trouble.

If not Hamas in the Gaza Strip, it's the Copts. And sometimes even Israel.

And if not the Copts, it's the...Beduin:-

Security forces clashed late on Thursday with Bedouins in the northern Sinai Peninsula, an Egyptian security official said, and one Bedouin was killed in the fighting. The clashes occurred after the police arrested a Bedouin on suspicion of theft. That prompted angry tribesmen to exchange gunfire with police officers while trying to storm a police station. The Bedouins also blocked a highway, burning tires to prevent cars from passing, the security official said. Bedouins have long complained that they face arbitrary arrest because they live close to Israel and the volatile Gaza Strip.

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2 comments:

Juniper in the Desert said...

I visited the Sinai with my kibbutz in the 70's when it (rightfully) belonged to Israel. The Bedouin behaved themselves, were friendly and we chatted with them. They offered a couple of camels for one of our blonde Danish volunteers though!

Juniper in the Desert said...

Help! Wahenever I commebt here, from today, I get verbal recorded ads while I am writing!!! Is this google?? They are scum!!