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Can a magnificent art museum help save the dying Dead Sea?
Dead Sea Revival Project runs photo contest as part of its drive to build a museum in Arad aimed at sparking action for a sea in danger of extinction.
When 1,200 Israelis posed nude at the Dead Sea for American art photographer Spencer Tunick in 2011, project initiator Ari Leon Fruchter hoped the eye-popping images would start a wave of activism to save the unique saltwater lake from environmental extinction.
An image from “Naked Sea” by Spencer Tunick, 2011.
But although “Naked Sea” was viewed by half a billion people, a few years later the situation had only worsened. In fact, the spot where the photographs were taken had collapsed into a giant sinkhole.
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Israel to Debut New Gravity Trails with 2021 EWS Qualifier Race
Noga Korem blasting across the rocks in the 2018 EWS race in Finale Ligure. Noga knows what fun gravity trails look like. Photo: Gerow
Mountain biking may not be the first activity folks pack for while planning vacation travel in Israel. The eastern Mediterranean nation is well known for its historically significant religious sites related to the three prominent Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. A few Israeli mountain bikers, faithful to the International Church of Shred, aim to boost the local dirt scene through an inaugural EWS qualifier event in 2021.