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Theodore May - GlobalPost March 26, 2009 11:36 ET

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By Theodore May - GlobalPost
Published: March 26, 2009 16:34 ET
Updated: March 26, 2009 17:01 ET

CAIRO — Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is a barren, sparsely populated patch of earth. But practically since the founding of Egypt's republic in 1953, it has been a source of conflict and tension for the Arab world's most populous nation.

Egypt and Israel have fought several wars on the Sinai desert. Egypt sees it as a crucial buffer between the Jewish state and the Suez Canal, which is...

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