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melm00se

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25. Israel/Suez Canal

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #17)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:39 PM

Mar 19

The Constantinople Convention, which states:

The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.

grants Israel (and any country for that matter) unfettered passage thru the canal.

This treaty has not always been a free pass as Egypt did block access during the Six Day War and the October War.

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Israel has a Navy [View all] GCG Mar 19 OP

Isn't their navy in the Mediterranean? SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #1

Who could have anticipated that they would be needed? LakeVermilion Mar 19 #2

Suez Canal StoolPigeon Mar 19 #4

Do they have access? SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #11

And even if they had access, Wednesdays Mar 19 #29

Secrecy? StoolPigeon Mar 19 #40

Unknown to me StoolPigeon Mar 19 #39

How does that line of thinking work for all the NATO allies he's shitting on? BeyondGeography Mar 19 #5

Depends on where SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #12

They could have transited thru the SUEZ to the Red Sea and they'd be joining US Navy. ChicagoTeamster Mar 19 #16

Do they have access to it? SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #17

Maybe not after cutting off Egypt but they used to have a cold peace cooperation treaty with Egypt. ChicagoTeamster Mar 19 #23

Israel/Suez Canal melm00se Mar 19 #25

That treaty is from 1888 SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #26

Plus, see my post #29, above. nt Wednesdays Mar 19 #30

Wikipedia appears to say yes... GJGCA Mar 19 #36

Cool SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #37

To the best of my knowledge, melm00se Mar 19 #38

could be fairly quickly - cab67 Mar 19 #20

That's a consideration too SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #27

Israel's warships are on the smaller side. cab67 Mar 19 #28

It's not the ship's width SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #32

I was taking that into account. cab67 Mar 19 #34

The Suez Canal was constructed in the 1860's SocialDemocrat61 Mar 19 #35

Again, understood. cab67 Mar 20 #41

Cool SocialDemocrat61 Mar 20 #43

BIbi is his ally. ananda Mar 19 #3

Boobi cab67 Mar 19 #21

It's hard to find schools and hospitals at sea Prairie Gates Mar 19 #6

That sums it up well. David__77 Mar 19 #8

They're busy blockading Gaza. Kid Berwyn Mar 19 #7

Wouldn't TrumpenFuhrer have to clear that deployment with AIPAC first? NoMoreRepugs Mar 19 #9

Damn shootin' they have a navy and the US paid "good" money for it. twodogsbarking Mar 19 #10

But do they have a leader right now? Bev54 Mar 19 #13

Getting a cup of coffee in hell, no doubt. peppertree Mar 19 #22

He probably did... GiqueCee Mar 19 #14

Furthermore, if they were so eager for this war, it should be Israeli boots on the ground.... Sogo Mar 19 #15

Israel will send it's navy once they have expended the last American sailor. Dan Mar 19 #18

Uhh, Bibi's point of view is "Why should I risk MY navy when I have those Americans who do not mind dying for me" LiberalArkie Mar 19 #19

+1 dalton99a Mar 20 #42

Sa'ar 6-class corvette's are pretty small at 1,900 tons & 295ft EX500rider Mar 19 #24

76mm are medium-sized guns, IIRC. Wednesdays Mar 19 #31

On the smaller end as Naval guns go EX500rider Mar 19 #33