Word: arish
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After perfunctory haggling, we pile into a van for the next leg of the trip to El Arish. The tarmac has long ago been chewed up by Israeli armor. It leads to a moonscape of sand dunes that over the centuries has been traversed by Pharaonic armies, Roman legions, Crusaders and even Napoleon's troops. For vast stretches the only signs of life are camels and goats foraging for shrubs...
...Camp David agreement, Israel removed the last of its troops and weaponry from the western two-thirds of the desert peninsula. For the next two years, until the final third of Sinai is returned to Egyptian control, the Israelis will be stationed east of the Ras Muhammad-El Arish interim line. No longer will Israeli forces command the strategic desert passes of Mitla and Giddi, which became the graveyard of Egyptian armor in 1967. With memories of the Six-Day War in mind, Israel's Chief of Staff, General Rafael Eitan, told his troops last week that "it took...