The effects of the 'Arab Spring' on Israel's geostrategic and security environment: The escalating jihadist terror in the Sinai Peninsula

Yehudit Ronen

doi:10.1080/13537121.2014.922807

The effects of the 'Arab Spring' on Israel's geostrategic and security environment: The escalating jihadist terror in the Sinai Peninsula

Yehudit Ronen^*

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Bar-Ilan University

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Abstract

This article explores the identity, characteristics and activities of the jihadist community in the Sinai Peninsula, as well as the ideological affinity, flow of weapons and military cooperation between it and like-minded organizations in the Gaza Strip and beyond. It also analyses the ramifications of these organizations' increased military power and political and ideological stature in Israel's geostrategic environment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-317
Number of pages	16
Journal	Israel Affairs
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2014.922807
State	Published - Jul 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gaza Strip
Israeli-Egyptian relations
Libya
Sinai Peninsula
jihadist terrorism
weapons smuggling

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