Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix it An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship beach ...

The increasingly exposed shoreline and the sinkholes, caused by a flow of freshwater ... to saving the Dead Sea," said Nadav Tal, a hydrologist and water officer for the Israel office of EcoPeace ...