[montag813]

When I see that map it just makes me sick to think of all the land (and OIL) that Israel gave away for a stupid promise of "peace" (as if they couldn't kick Arab ass blinfolded) at Camp David. All the land was given to the Hebrews by the Lord...if fact they were instructed to cross the river Jordan and kick out all the inhabitants East of there, etc. There is never any need for Israel to appease the Arabs, except "world opinion". Somehow the timeless rules of warfare and conquest apply to every nation on earth, except one...Israel.

[dennisw]

It would have been difficult to hold onto the Sinai. Israel just didn't want to have the IDF tied down there. Was not considered strategic like the Golan Heights.