It seems that concerning current issues today that
Israel is now giving up on the prospect of giving away much of the land they still occupy readily for greater international acceptance. What if this policy didn't start in 1975 and culminated by keep withdrawal after the
1979 Camp David Accords? There could be for one reason or another by Egypt reluctance to settle terms diplomatic or
Israel's refusal to give up at least the eastern half of the
Sinai desert which not only encapsulates Gaza but also includes natural gas wells off the
Red Sea coast that
Israel built after 1967 (which had to be given up in OTL)? There are also
other resources besides established settlements some of which were hydroponically growing tomatoes among other produce in the area. Can a smaller and more widely developed state such as
Israel have fully utilized this? Lest we not forget that despite having no oil in OTL
Israel is still one of the few nations in the area with
its own refining company.
How can you imagine such a state while retaining those borders function internally with more natural resources readily available as well as interact regionally and with the rest of the international community? I for one would think the relationship between
Israel and apartheid
South Africa would have lasted longer along with becoming more apparent along with other pariahs such as the
RoC. One major stumbling block I can imagine would be to have
Israeli shipping still blocked from crossing the
Suez however do you think that would lead to establishing a large commercial port at
Sharm el-Sheik or some other place along the southern tip, dredging up the area to create a kind of new
Caesarea? They would of also have lengthen and expand the
Israeli railroad immensely to carry more freight. Would this enable the state of
Israel to work as a kind of smuggling interconnect for other international pariahs with the likes of
Belarus? Another question would be such an altercation enable Egypt to remain the head and
Cairo to be the HQ of the
Arab League, your thoughts?