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Despite all, We won

Minister of Tourism, Stas Misezhnikov: I would like to thank all who have assisted and voted for the Dead Sea

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Fashion for the Dead Sea

Special production by the fashion channel calling to vote for the Dead Sea

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Knesset votes for the Dead Sea

Knesst chairman: The dead sea is one of the most amazing sites in the world

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New7Wonders of Nature: The Countdown begins

The winning sites in the global campaign will be announced on 11.11.11.

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The Highest and the Lowest

Israel and Taiwan are joining forces as the end of the New7Wonders of Nature campaign

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NEW: Vote Dead Sea on Facebook!

Voting for your favorite seven candidates now takes just one click

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The Beauty and the Sea

Miss Israel 2011, Ella Ran, calls out to vote for the Dead Sea as one of the official new 7 wonders of nature

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When ancient becomes digital

A new and revolutionary project allows internet users to explore and magnify high detail images of five Dead Sea Scrolls

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Add some salt to your coffee – coffee cup sleeves from the Dead Sea

Coffee sleeves, promoting the Dead Sea in the New7Wonders of Nature

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Martha Stewart visits the Dead Sea

Martha Stewart, the lifestyle guru of America, recently visited Israel and voted for the Dead Sea

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Hope to Diabetes Patients

The Dead Sea is known as a natural spa with unique healing qualities. New studies show that the Dead Sea has a positive impact on the health of diabetes patients, and that a short dip can greatly improve their quality of life.

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Bird and Salt

Every spring and autumn the residents of the Dead Sea area wake up to the sound of the wing beats of half a billion birds flying over the Dead Sea...

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Salt on the Water

Sigalit Landau, 41, one of Israel’s most prominent artists, is representing Israel at the Venice Biennale, which opened June 4 and is running for six months.

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From the Chilean mine to the Dead Sea

It was only a few months ago that the entire world followed, with bated breath, the fates of the 33 miners trapped by a rockfall in a copper and gold mine in northern Chile.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea scrolls, also known as the Qumran Scrolls or the Hidden Scrolls, are one of the most important archaeological discoveries ever made.

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Introducing the Dead Sea Coin

In anticipation of the final phase of the New7Wonders of Nature competition, the Israel Coins & Medals Corporation has issued the new Dead Sea coin.

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Masada and in the Caves of Qumran

In the 30s BCE, on an isolated hilltop in the Judean Desert, whose steep slopes rise to a height of 400 meters above the Dead Sea, King Herod built a luxurious, fortified palace.

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Ido Tadmor dances Dead Sea

"The Dead Sea is my favorite spot in Israel, where I go to rest and be reborn," says Ido Tadmor. One of Israel's leading choreographers and dancers, he has created a special dance inspired by the Dead Sea, in order to raise awareness of the lowest place on earth

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Beauty, women, and the Dead Sea

March 8th marks International Women’s Day, dedicated to celebrating the range of achievements, in various arenas, of women all around the world, and their contributions towards world peace and safety.

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DEAD SEA EVENTS

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<div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/event/ein-gedi-race">Ein Gedi Race</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2011-02-01</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">A running race in memory of the brothers Giora and Tomer Ron of Kibbutz...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/event/harley-davidson-riders-vote-their-wheels">Harley-Davidson riders vote with their wheels</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2010-11-12</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">Some 100 Harley-Davidson riders will be disturbing the desert peace on...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/event/hanukka-dead-sea">Hanukka at the Dead Sea</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2010-12-01</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">Hanukka at the Dead Sea - Creating Artwork, Hiking and Candle Lighting...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/event/international-desert-challenge-race-and-running">The International Desert Challenge Race is off and running!</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2010-12-17</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">Challenging footraces, bicycle racing and an open campground, activities...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/epiphany">Celebrating the Epiphany in the Cradle of Christianity</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2011-01-11</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">The Baptism Site on the Jordan River, just north of the point where the...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/events/ein_gedi_marathon">The Ein Gedi Marathon and First Masada Race - 2011</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2011-02-19</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">The Ein Gedi International Marathon is leaving the starting line on...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/events/tour_the_dead_sea">Tour the Dead Sea 2011 pedals the Dead Sea to the finals of the New 7Wonders of Nature</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2011-03-05</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">The fifth annual Tour de Dead Sea cycle race will pedal along the coast...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/events/chilean">From the Chilean mine to the Dead Sea</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2011-03-08</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">It was only a few months ago that the entire world followed, with bated...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/events/beauty">Beauty, women, and the Dead Sea</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2011-03-08</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">March 8th marks International Womenâs Day, dedicated to celebrating the...</span></div> <div class = "gallery_description"><h4><a href="/events/aida">Aida at the foot of Masada</a></h4><span class="date-display-single">2011-06-01</span> | <span class = "gallery_description_teaser">In June 2011, under the star-strewn sky, in the infinite silence of the...</span></div>

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