5 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
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Israel, JERUSALEM
Israel is heralding its decision this week to go ahead with the Red Sea-Dead Sea canal project as pivotal for peace-building, but environmentalists still question the project’s science.
Israel’s Minister of Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom announced the country’s intention to go forward with the project on July 3, after a meeting with World Bank representatives and govenrment officials.