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1 | The Sinai Peninsula: Egypt's “Wild West”? | Ny Saikanosin'i Sinai”: “Far West” Ejipsiana”? |
2 | This post is part of our International Relations & Security coverage. | |
3 | In April of this year, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dubbed the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt a “kind of Wild West” after rockets fired from there targeted the resort town of Eilat. | Tamin'ny volana Aprily, nosokajian'ny Praiminisitra Isiraeliana Benjamin Netanyahu ho karazana “Far West Baribariana” ny saikanosin'i Sinai ao Ejipta, izay ampiasaina hitifirana balafomanga ao amin'ny fari-dranomasina Eilat. |
4 | According to Netanyahu, the peninsula is exploited by Islamist militants helped by Iran to smuggle weapons and stage attacks on Israel. | Araka ny filazan'i Netanyahu, ampiasain'ny mpiady Islamista izay tohanan'i Iran ity saikanosy ity mba hampidiran'izy ireo fitaovam-piadiana tsy ara-dalàna sy hanafihana an'i Isiraely. |
5 | In August, 16 Egyptian border guards were killed in an attack by Islamist militants who then crossed the border. | Tamin'ny volana Aogositra, mpiandry sisintany Ejipsiana 16 no nisy namono nandritra ny fanafihana nataon'ireo mpiady Islamista izay niampita ny sisitany avy eo. |
6 | This is one of a string of violent incidents since Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi was elected president of Egypt in June. | Ity no anisan'ireo andiana loza goavana indrindra hatramin'ny naha-voafidy an'i Mohamed Morsi, kandidàn'ny rahalahy Miozolomana ho filoham-pirenena ao Ejypta tamin'ny volana Jiona 2012. |
7 | Since the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egypt has had to recalibrate its interactions with Israel and Palestine. | Hatramin'ny nihonganan'ny fitondran'i Mubarak, tokony hijery indray ny fifandraisana amin'i Isiraely sy Palestina i Ejypta. |
8 | The August attack exposed a particular set of vulnerabilities in Egypt's security policies. | Nampiseho ny fahamaivanan‘ny politikam-piarovana ao Ejypta ny fanafihana tamin'ny volana Aogositra. |
9 | The country was already shaken by riots and sectarian violence challenging Morsi's presidency, and the border incident placed the spotlight on the messy question of who actually controls the country's national security policy. | Namely ny firenena sahady ny fikomiana sy ny herisetra mihantsy ny filoha Morsi, ary nampisy mangarahara momba ny fanontaniana manindrona mikasika izay tena mifehy ny politikam-piarovana nasionaly ao amin'ny firenena ny loza tao amin'ny sisitany. |
10 | Is it the President jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the intelligence services, or the military… or all of the above? | Ny Filoha miaraka amin'ny Ministry ny Raharaham-bahiny ve, sa ny sampam-pitsikilovana, sa ny miaramila… sa izy rehetra ireo? |
11 | Before, active involvement of the presidency in the joint activities of the armed forces (SCAF) and intelligence agencies used to be the rule. | Taloha, ny fitsabahana mavitriky ny filoha amin'ny raharaha aman'andraikitry ny tafika (SCAF) sy ny sampam-pitsikilovana no fitsipika nahazatra. |
12 | From the series “Sinai's most wanted militants”, by Mosa'ab Elshamy. | Sombiny tamin'ny fanafihana “Ireo mpiady tadiavina fatratra ao Sinai”, avy amin'i Mosa'ab Elshamy. |
13 | Image used with permission. | Nahazoan-dalana ny sary. |
14 | In response to the Sinai aggression, Egypt closed the Rafah Crossing indefinitely, a move denounced by Hamas in Gaza as “a collective punishment for all Palestinians…” Mubarak-era Minister of Foreign Affairs Amr Moussa called for the revision of the Camp David Agreements whereas many observers argued in favor of improved interactions with the Bedouin tribes or even the redeployment of forces in the Sinai region. | Ho setrin'izany fanafihana tao Sinai izany, nakaton'i Ejipta nandritra ny fotoana maharitra ny sisitany ao Rafah, fihetsika izay nomelohin'ny Hamas ao Gaza ho toy ny “sazy iombonana ho an'ny Palestiniana rehetra…” Niantso ny amin'ny tokony handinihana indray ny Fifaneken'i Camp David ny Minisitry ny Raharaham-bahiny teo aloha Amr Moussa, maro ireo mpanara-baovao no naneho ny fanohanany ny fitomboan'ny fifandraisana miaraka amin'ireo foko “Bédouines” sy ny fandefasana miaramila ao amin'ny faritra Sinaï ihany koa. |
15 | This idea would not be far-fetched, as sending Egyptian forces into Sinai is part of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty anyway. | Toa ara-drariny tokoa izany fiheverana izany, satria anisan'ny fifanekena Ara-pilaminana nataon'i Isiraely-Ejipta ny fandefasana tafika ao Sinai. |
16 | The whole process of Sinai's remilitarization further questions the crucial - and thus far, discrete - role of the USA in this region's dynamics. | Mampanontany koa amin'izay andraikitra lehibe tazonin'i Etazonia amin'ny fampavitrihana ity faritra ity na dia somary takotakona aza, ny fametrahana miaramila indray ao Sinai. |
17 | In a series of tweets [Ar], Egyptian analyst Ezzedine Fishere explained the need for a transparent policy highlighting that a much clearer stance towards both Israel and Palestine has to be adopted. | Taminà andiana sioka [Ar], nanazava ilay mpanadihady Ejipsiana Ezzedine Fishere ny filàna ny politikam-pangaraharana amin'izay tena ijoroana tokoa manoloana an'i Isiraely sy manoloana an'i Palestina. |
18 | Given the complex context and the obscure rationale behind August's attack in Sinai, “all sorts of conspiracy theories are afloat,” argued Egyptian blogger The Arabist, continuing: | Manoloana ny toe-draharaha sarotra sy ny antony manjavozavo momba ny fanafihana tao Sinaï tamin'ny volana Aogositra, “mandeha daholo ny sahoan-dresaka fiahiahiana karazana teti-drasy” araka ny nambaran'ilay bilaogera Ejipsiana The Arabist, izay nanohy hoe: |
19 | … Egypt needs to act to reimpose itself strongly in the area: through a zero-tolerance for criminal gangs and armed groups, Bedouin or foreign, and through a genuine policy of development, job-creation and integration of Sinai into the national economy. | … Mila mandray fepetra i Ejipta mba haneho ny tanjany ao amin'ny faritra: amin'ny alalan'ny tsy fandeferana manoloana ireo vondrona mpamono olona mitam-piadiana Bedouin na vahiny, ary amin'ny alalan'ny politikam-pampandrosoana mazava, famoronana asa sy fampidirana an'i Sinai ao anatin'ny toekarena nasionaly. |
20 | It's not easy, it's long-overdue, and it needs to start sooner than later even if strong-arm tactics that will probably be involved may cause more trouble in the short-term. | Tsy mora izany, ary efa nandrasana ela, ka mila atomboka haingana dia haingana na dia mety hiteraka korontana hafa mandritra ny fotoana fohy aza ny fampiasan-kery izay anisan'ny ilaina amin'izany tetik'ady izany. |
21 | Highlighting a recently published photo essay by Mosa'ab Elshamy, the blog ‘This Ongoing War' points out: | Manasongadina sary-fanadihadiana navoakan'i Mosa'ab Elshamy vao haingana, nanamarika ny bilaogy ‘This Ongoing War': |
22 | Needless to say, given its physical proximity to Israel, Sinai is not only an Egyptian challenge. | Tsy mila lazaina intsony, fa amin'ny fanakekezany ara-jeografika an'i Isiraely, tsy olan'ny Ejypsiana ihany i Sinai. |
23 | That it gets such a small degree of media attention is a puzzle. | Izany no mahatonga azy tsy dia mahasarika firy ireo fampahalalam-baovao . |
24 | Morsi's beginnings in office were marked by a widely decried crackdown on freedom of expression, and the sacking of until-then almighty military officials making the President what many defined as the ‘new dictator'. | Ny famoretana ny fahalalaham-pitenenana izay voatsikera mafy no nanamarika ny voalohan'ny volana nandraisan'i Morsi ny fitantanana ny firenena, ary ny fandroahana ireo tompon'andraikitra ambony ara-miaramila izay mbola matanjaka ankehitriny, ka nahatonga ny filoha ho voasokajy ho “mpanao didy jadona vaovao”. |
25 | Is the media silence politically motivated in the name of “balancing security and civil liberties”? | Misy antony ara-politika amin'ny anaran'ny “fifandanjana eo amin'ny fiarovana sy ny fahalalahan'ny olo-tsotra” ve ny fahanginan'ny fampahalalam-baovao? |
26 | While events in Sinai go underreported and the power structures of Egypt are still unsettled, it's difficult to make estimations about how ‘wild' this ‘west' is. | Raha tsy notantarain'ireo fampahalalam-baovao mihitsy ny zava-nitranga tao Sinai ary mbola marefo ny firafitry ny fahefana ao Ejipta, sarotra ny manombana hoe hatraiza ny maha-tsy azo fehezina ity “Far West” (atsinanan'i Ejipta) ity. |
27 | Egyptian photographer Mosa'ab Elshamy has a few series of photos on Sinai, featuring not only Sinai militants, but also archeological treasures in the region. | Mpakasary Ejypsiana Mosa'ab Elshamy nanatontosa andian-tsary tao Sinai, tsy mampiseho ireo mpiady ao Sinai ihany, fa mampiseho ny harena fahagola ao amin'ny faritra ihany koa. |
28 | This post and its translations to Spanish, Arabic and French were commissioned by the International Security Network (ISN) as part of a partnership to seek out citizen voices on international relations and security issues worldwide. | Vatsian'ny International Security Network (ISN) ity lahatsoratra (teny anglisy) ity sy ny dikantsorany amin'ny teny frantsay, arabo ary espaniola ho fiaraha-miasa amoahana ny feon'olo-tsotra eo amin'ny fifandraisana iraisam-pirenena sy ny filaminana ankapobeny. |
29 | This post was first published on the ISN blog, see similar stories here. | Tao amin'ny bilaogy ISN no navoaka voalohany ny lahatsoratra ary azona jerena eto ireo tantara hafa mifandraika amin'izany. |