NOW WE KNOW WHY THERE'S A BLOCKAGE IN THE SUEZ CANAL: Israel announces
today the start of work on the Ben Gurion Canal, the alternative canal to
the Suez Canal.
After Sisi signed the agreement to transfer sovereignty over the islands of
Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia, and after the Tiran Pass was transformed
into an international corridor, “Israel” announced the start of work on the
Ben Gurion Canal, alternative channel to Suez Canal, which it announced two
years ago. It is likely that the establishment operations is likely to
start within 2 months from now.
Two years ago, Hebrew reports said that the "Israeli" authorities were
planning to establish a canal linking Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
"Israeli" engineers explained that by constructing a canal linking the Red
Sea and the Mediterranean, it becomes a competition to the Suez Canal, as
the distance between Eilat and the Mediterranean is not far, and is
completely similar to the distance taken by the Suez Canal to connect the
Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
According to sources, if Israel breaks the canal from Eilat on the Red Sea
to Mediterranean, the distance that ships travel in the Suez Canal to the
Mediterranean will be reduced.
She added that "Israel" will establish a canal that is not at the base of
the Suez Canal. In the Suez Canal, a day-day method is used in which ships
pass from one direction to another, and on the second day, the opposite
direction is used for ships going in that direction.
Israel is likely to dig two independent channels, one from the Red Sea to
the Mediterranean, and the second from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
Thus, no ship will be delayed while ships spend two weeks in the Suez Canal
to cross the Suez Canal. Likewise, the nature of the land is rocky and
bears any pressure without any effect unlike the Suez Canal, where the
nature of the land is sandy and needs constant follow-up.
And "Israel" intends to establish small cities, hotels, restaurants and
nightclubs on the canal that will split it, and the channel will call it
"Ben Gurion".
Egypt vehemently objected to this matter, threatening to cut off the
relationship with "Israel". Israel did not bother, considering that
diplomatic relations with Egypt are almost cut off. Likewise, "Israel" did
not care about the military threat.
The canal will be 50 meters in depth and no less than 200 meters in width
for each canal, which is more than the Suez Canal 10 meters in depth. A
ship with a length of 300 meters and a width of 110 meters, which is the
largest size of ships in the world, will be able to pass through the canal
that Israel will build.
As for the construction period, it will be 5 years, and 300,000 engineers
and technicians will work in the project in all fields. They come from
Korea, Asian countries, and Arab countries such as Egypt and Jordan to work
in this channel, leaving more than 30,000 of them to operate the channel,
and the channel will cost “Israel” about USD16 billion can be increased
according to the conditions of the project, and "Israel" believes that its
income will be USD 6billion a year or more. This is in addition to the
fact that "Israel" will have the largest artery that connects Mediterranean
with the Red Sea.
Israel will establish cities along the canal that resemble the old cities
and old houses at a huge distance around the canal, and it is among the
terms of the deal of the century, because Eilat towards the Mediterranean
is semi-desert. If Israel implements this project, Egypt's income will
drop from USD10 billion to USD4 billion dollars, as Israel will receive USD
billion and more. Consequently, Israel decided to abandon Egypt even if
Egypt canceled Camp David, because Israel is confident that if Egypt
decided to cancel Camp David, and it would not be able to regain Sinai.
Because the "Israeli" military force is capable of striking the Egyptian
army if it crosses the Suez Canal.
Israel will also seek to persuade Jordan to channel water from this canal
to the Dead Sea, whose water is decreasing annually. If Jordan agrees, huge
pipes will flow from the Ben Gurion Canal to the Dead Sea, in exchange for
providing Jordan with facilities to establish Jordanian hotels and resorts
on the Dead Sea, Jordan participates in joint "Israeli" - Jordanian
tourism in the Dead Sea region, and Jordan assists in sending tourists to
the Petra area. Because the Jordanian economy is affected by a negative
decline, and it is in dire need of financial support.
As for the security of the canal, "Israel" will place spy devices in the
depth of the canal, and will place monitoring devices in the heart of the
canal. The largest barrier that detects weapons and laser-ray images will
also be erected for every ship that cuts the canal back or forth.
Israel will agree with 3 American banks to lend it to USD billion at 1
percent interest, and will repay it over 30 years. Thus, "Israel" will
have built the canal from American loans with little interest, while it
benefits from USD6 billion and more per year.