Adviser: Egypt should control Sinai

The Camp David Accords with Israel should be modified to allow Egypt full control over the Sinai, says an adviser to President Mohamed Morsi. Mohamed Esmat Seif al-Dawla said the treaty "disarms" two-thirds of the peninsula, leaving the region without protection, al-Masry al-Youm reported. Protection by Egyptian armed forces will allow for real development in Sinai, Dawla said. Egypt must take full control of the area because "the Israeli media threatened to storm Sinai to mount pressure on Egypt," he said. Under terms of the 1979 treaty, only Egyptian police with light weapons are allowed to guard the border with Israel. Egyptian troops are prohibited from entering the peninsula without prior agreement.