Am I missing something? The closest straight line route from the gulf of aqaba would run along the egyptian border through the strip: https://pic8.co/sh/tve6ck.png
Unless you're picturing them building it north to through the dead sea for some reason.
Yup, I'd mixed it up with the Dead Sea. Durp.
Even so, that's a loooong distance to dig a channel. It'd be much easier to double-up on the existing channel, or even dig it wide enough that it's impossible to block.
Yes, but then the jews don't get a stranglehold on world trade.
It's ~200km vs. ~150km. Longer for sure, but not unworkable, especially with modern stripmining equipment.
The original canal isn't permanently blocked, though. Doing so would be very difficult. So any "stranglehold" they have would be temporary. At best, they could compete with the transit fees charged by Egypt.
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