[ThanhPhero]

The real problem is the lack of fresh water in the ground. The water that flows into the Dead Sea is insufficient for Human use in the not tơ distant future. Kêping the Dead Sea is nice and al but the real problem is there is just not enough water. The Med will supply the solution when the cost of fresh water rises past the cost of desalted seawater.

[Drammach]

My comment was probably unclear concerning the fresh water..

I understand the need for people to have fresh water, I just don't understand the need to de-salinize water before pumping it into the Dead Sea..

If all they wish to do is raise the water level of the Dead Sea, then plain seawater should be fine..

If the concern is fresh water for human use, that is another matter, and the water level of the Dead Sea is a moot point..

Concerns over the Dead Sea seem to be the main thrust of the article however.
Those concerns can be addressed by simply piping seawater by the shortest route available..