joene 🏴Al Jazeera: *Egypt’s Sinai Bedouins fear Israel’s mass displacement of Gaza Palestinians*
"Bedouin tribes in Sinai have long taken a hit from geopolitical conflicts. Now, concerns are rising again."
"… And there is the Bedouin law. “If there is an issue… they would have a sit-down between the families in dispute and fix it in a more civilised manner that you would see in many progressive countries,” she says.
“They have their own set of rules and unspoken laws, something that with time has created a lot of issues between them and the government, just like it happens with any other indigenous community in the world,” Eldalil adds.
Their deep connection to the land has added to those tensions with the authorities, she says. “They are able to walk for days and weeks within the desert, they know every inch of sand and corner of the mountains. They know their land so well that it becomes intimidating, and there arises a need to control them.” …"
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