the geopolitical strife will still have the potential to affect shipping. But it's not like the Powers That Be, the US etc. aren't going to dedicate military assets for protection of such a thing. I posed this info for two main reasons. One is to highlight the super wide gash that is the bulldozed Netzarim Corridor and to highlight the subject of the canal and it's continued discussion in serious publications that does not get visibility typically in most Western media.
I think both items highlight two things. The first is potential economic/geopolitical plans that have the potential to greatly effect the economic and stability picture in the region regarding Egypt and the second being how things like the Netzarim Corridor are major features imposed in Gaza that again receive little discussion in most media. For example carving a 2 and 1/2 mile wide strip across a land that is only 25 miles long to begin with is no small matter especially when the ones who carved it are claiming they will not leave that corridor. It is also especially important when we realize that the IDF has already had to battle back radical Israeli settlers claiming they have carte blanche to move into Gaza and establish illegal settlements like in the West Bank.
I'm glad that most of the responses, yours is a very good example, have been thoughtful and indicate that my intent to stimulate serious thought and discussion about the matters I highlighted has been successful.
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