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.
The moment they got their canal completed the suez canal would start having all kinds of accidents. It would become a very risky place to travel.
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