Such a waterway, tentatively named the Ben-Gurion Canal, would bypass the Suez Canal and challenge Egypt’s long-standing monopoly of the crucial shipping route between Europe and Asia.

Such a waterway, tentatively named the Ben-Gurion Canal, would bypass the Suez Canal and challenge Egypt’s long-standing monopoly of the crucial shipping route between Europe and Asia.

The proposed route map for the canal includes the central ... and Saudi Arabia at the other. What makes the Ben Gurion Canal special? The project envisions two lanes (each 50 meters deep and ...

Washington would be in major control over three of the most important shipping chokepoints if she could seize power over the Cape Sea Route and guarantee the Ben Gurion Canal. China would thus be ...