Abstract
The Dead Sea has attracted a wide range of interest over the last 160 years. Colonization, political aspirations, maritime navigation, energy security, desalination, biblical beliefs, Zionism, and regional peace dividends; all of these topics have been a motivation to explore the feasibility of building a seawater conveyance to the Dead Sea. The highlight of these ambitious quests was a vision of a waterway that would connect the three basins: the Mediterranean, the Dead Sea, and the Red Sea. The three phases of history around this Dead Sea project plan are reviewed in this article.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 113-127 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of the Middle East and Africa |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Jan 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Taylor & Francis.
Keywords
- Energy security
- Mediterranean-Dead Sea conveyance
- Peace dividend
- Red-Dead project
- Theodor Herzl
- Zionism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- History
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations
