A second, completely separate one, would go through the Sinai peninsula and not Israel. But that's probably not needed: about half of the Suez Canal is dual-lan

A second, completely separate one, would go through the Sinai peninsula and not Israel. But that's probably not needed: about half of the Suez Canal is dual-lane. It's probably more economic to dig a parallel canal in those single-lane sections than to start a brand new one.