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  • Palestinian boycott keeps Dead Sea off '7 wonders' list

    06/30/2009 2:28:55 AM PDT · by forkinsocket · 4 replies · 449+ views
    Ha'aretz ^ | 28/06/2009 | Reuters
    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...