The 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty mandated that Sinai be largely demilitarized in order to serve as a buffer zone between the two former enemies. Tourism and natural-gas pipelines linking the two countries provided economic resources for the local Bedouin.
1979年埃及-以色列和平条约规定西奈半岛必须去武装化，以形成两大敌对势力之间的缓冲区。旅游业和连接埃以两国的天燃气管道为当地的贝多因人带来了经济资源。