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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

9 hrs ago

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 12 hrs ago OP

Isn't their navy in the Mediterranean? SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #1

Who could have anticipated that they would be needed? LakeVermilion 11 hrs ago #2

Suez Canal StoolPigeon 11 hrs ago #4

Do they have access? SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #11

And even if they had access, Wednesdays 7 hrs ago #29

Secrecy? StoolPigeon 1 hr ago #40

Unknown to me StoolPigeon 1 hr ago #39

How does that line of thinking work for all the NATO allies he's shitting on? BeyondGeography 11 hrs ago #5

Depends on where SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #12

They could have transited thru the SUEZ to the Red Sea and they'd be joining US Navy. ChicagoTeamster 10 hrs ago #16

Do they have access to it? SocialDemocrat61 10 hrs ago #17

Maybe not after cutting off Egypt but they used to have a cold peace cooperation treaty with Egypt. ChicagoTeamster 9 hrs ago #23

Israel/Suez Canal melm00se 9 hrs ago #25

That treaty is from 1888 SocialDemocrat61 8 hrs ago #26

Plus, see my post #29, above. nt Wednesdays 7 hrs ago #30

Wikipedia appears to say yes... GJGCA 4 hrs ago #36

Cool SocialDemocrat61 4 hrs ago #37

To the best of my knowledge, melm00se 2 hrs ago #38

could be fairly quickly - cab67 9 hrs ago #20

That's a consideration too SocialDemocrat61 8 hrs ago #27

Israel's warships are on the smaller side. cab67 7 hrs ago #28

It's not the ship's width SocialDemocrat61 7 hrs ago #32

I was taking that into account. cab67 4 hrs ago #34

The Suez Canal was constructed in the 1860's SocialDemocrat61 4 hrs ago #35

BIbi is his ally. ananda 11 hrs ago #3

Boobi cab67 9 hrs ago #21

It's hard to find schools and hospitals at sea Prairie Gates 11 hrs ago #6

That sums it up well. David__77 11 hrs ago #8

They're busy blockading Gaza. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #7

Wouldn't TrumpenFuhrer have to clear that deployment with AIPAC first? NoMoreRepugs 11 hrs ago #9

Damn shootin' they have a navy and the US paid "good" money for it. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #10

But do they have a leader right now? Bev54 11 hrs ago #13

Getting a cup of coffee in hell, no doubt. peppertree 9 hrs ago #22

He probably did... GiqueCee 11 hrs ago #14

Furthermore, if they were so eager for this war, it should be Israeli boots on the ground.... Sogo 10 hrs ago #15

Israel will send it's navy once they have expended the last American sailor. Dan 10 hrs ago #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 9 hrs ago #19

Sa'ar 6-class corvette's are pretty small at 1,900 tons & 295ft EX500rider 9 hrs ago #24

76mm are medium-sized guns, IIRC. Wednesdays 7 hrs ago #31

On the smaller end as Naval guns go EX500rider 5 hrs ago #33