How The Israeli Drone Strike In The Sinai Might Backfire -- David Schenker, The Atlantic
With nationalism in Egypt rising, Jerusalem's attempts to hunt terrorists in Egypt's restive peninsula might only draw more militants.
In April 1982, Israel withdrew the last of its military forces from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. On Friday, for the first time in more than 30 years, Israeli military assets reportedly reentered Egyptian territory. On August 9, an Israeli drone operating in Sinai airspace with Egyptian approval killed five militants preparing to launch a rocket into Israel.
The proactive Israeli action may herald a positive new dynamic in Israeli-Egyptian relations. But for the Egyptian military--which depends on popular goodwill to govern post-coup Egypt--enhanced security coordination with Israel might not be politically sustainable. Already, this unprecedented move has provoked a backlash against the generals.
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My Comment: Israeli - Egyptian relations have always been tense .... having Islamic militants running amok on the Sinai-Israeli border will do no one any good. Unfortunately .... the Egyptian government is in disarray right now, and with militants becoming more bolder in asserting their authority in the region, one can only expect that Israel will respond, especially if they perceive that an imminent attack is about to take palce.
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