There goes the rest of the tourism that Egypt was still getting Nothing quite like a Revolution to inspire initiatives to kidnap Israeli's had been warned to avoid the resorts; those that ignored the warnings now have a good reason to pay heed Next stage, boarding ships in the Suez Canal, demanding ransom for all on board plus cargo

bring them back under its protection. The "Jews of the Sinai" should be with the Jews of Israel. It would also be nice to have the Canal under the control of a stable county. I guess that is just wishful thinking though.

The author and those commentators are warmly invited to see the reality on the ground! Get the facts straight before you report hearsay!

I just heard that there are NO hostages and that this is an on going civil dispute over land ownership. The Bedouins are NOT fighting or holding anyone to ransom - their argument is with the person who has behaved inappropriately and owes them what they ask for.