Beny Karachun
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What's so tough about crossing the West Bank? No one is asking the Palestinians for permission.Yes and that jordanian section is the most important section, It requires a rail link from Jordan, through the West Bank and through Israel, which just ain't happening under the current circumstances.
Of Course the zionists are promoting this project and you can see Biden supporting it, but its far from reality.
Whereas the Saudi section to the Egyptian connection is far more viable. hell a connection from Saudi to Turkey via Iraq(shia areas in the south east through the KRG, following the same route as the Iraq Turkey pipeline) is more viable than anything crossing the west bank.
Besides, the train will go through Beit Shaan, which is in "proper Israel".
How are they planning to ship it directly to Israel without going through the Suez or Saudi Arabia? Teleportation devices?Sure, we'll see if Egypt plays hardball by lowering the transit fee, allowing non Indian shippers to continue using Suez, instead of this Saudi/Indian/Israeli turd.
BTW, speaking of AI managed systems, I'm sure a bona fide IIT graduate such as yourself ought to know that the more variables you introduce into a system, i.e. more nodes you add to a transportation network, the more you open yourself up to potential problems. Also if israelis are involved then it's rather idiotic to keep Saudis in the loop, should have just bypassed them and shipped directly to Israel and from there onto Europe.
Ah yes, because terror infested Iraq and Syria are a viable route for goods and billions of dollars worth of infrastructure.Indeed. The infrastructure in Israel and Saudi as well as the UAE are already there. A rail section needs to be built in Jordan to link it all together as well as work out how to run the ports at either end quickly.
This would actually help China’s BRI efforts; especially the port modernization) because China can steal the thunder of this announcement by signing a deal to modernize the Iraqi and Syrian railways and linking them to Turkey. A faster ALTERNATIVE route to the Riyadh/Jordan/Israel if you take into account the sea leg to Europe.
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A route from Kuwait to Baghdad then across to Raqaa then Aleppo and up to Turkey and directing into the heart of Europe (bypassing Greece) via the Balkans would reach the markets of Europe, faster than bypassing Turkey by sea, especially if the end goal is Germany as in the picture.
This is something the Turks and Chinese should discuss with the Iraqis and Syrians as a counter to this new IMEC corridor.
China's 'Belt and Road' Risk in Syria May Reap Big Rewards
www.voanews.comIraq Ties Itself to China Via Belt & Road Rail Links Between Basra and Iran's Shalamcheh - Silk Road Briefing
Route helps solve a regional bottleneck and links Iraq to China and Iran to the Mediterranean A short, yet vital 30km railway line that will link the Iraqi city of Basra to the Iranian border city of Shalamcheh has been described as “historic”, showcasing a new era of Iran/Iraqi detente, linking...www.silkroadbriefing.com
P.S. If the GCC wants to not participate the Chinese can help build up the port in Basra to be the starting point, independently of the GCC.
2nd P.S. For Turkey, this would also make them more independent of Iran for Eastern rail based trade.