Troubled Birthplace of the Torah Sinai Desert Is Descending Into Chaos and Violence

Troubled Birthplace of the Torah

Sinai Desert Is Descending Into Chaos and Violence

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Stark and Lawless Land: The Sinai Desert was once a vacation spot for Israelis. It is turning into a fullblown battleground between Bedouins and Egyptians.

By Amotz Asa-El

The Jewish Daily FORWARD May 25, 2012, issue of June 01, 2012.

http://forward.com/articles/156752/troubled-birthplace-of-the-torah/?p=allThe Sinai, where fire once shot into the heavens while Moses vanished in a thicket of clouds, is once again ablaze.