https://freerepublic.com/tag/naturalwonders/ en-us Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:28:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282250/posts The Dead Sea will be eliminated next week from a contest to choose the seven natural wonders of the world, because of a Palestinian boycott over the participation of an Israeli settler council. The New 7 Wonders of Nature is a global Internet contest under the slogan: "If we want to save anything, we first need to truly appreciate it." In 2007 it chose the new seven man-made wonders of the world. Its rules state that if a nominee site is located in more than one country, all countries in which it is located must form an Official Supporting Committee... Ha'aretz https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282250/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:28:55 GMT