The Dead Sea’s future is being decided right now.

The government has drafted a law that will seal the fate of the Dead Sea for decades to come. It hands industry another twenty years to exploit a sea that is already disappearing before our eyes, locking in unrestricted extraction, a water level falling by 1.25 metres each year, dozens of new sinkholes every year, devastated shorelines, and further destruction of natural ecosystems.

We have a narrow window to stop it — and to demand a law that puts the Dead Sea, nature, and the public interest before the industry’s interests.

Here’s why we must act now
The concession granted to Dead Sea Works — the agreement that allows industrial activity at the Dead Sea — is due to end in 2030.

It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Israel to change course — to move from a policy of exploitation and destruction to one of restoration and recovery.

The Dead Sea today looks like a disaster zone.

Vast industrial plants now cover what was once the sea’s southern basin, surrounded by mountains of industrial salt. Shorelines are receding at a frightening pace. Sinkholes rip through the ground. Beaches are destroyed. Iconic sites such as the Ein Gedi Spa stand abandoned.

Since Israel’s founding, the Dead Sea has lost nearly 40% of its surface area, and its water level continues to fall by around 1.25 metres every year.

The end of the concession should have been a turning point. Instead, this draft law would lock the Dead Sea into decades more exploitation, neglect, and destruction.

We cannot let this law pass.

The new concession law must mean a NEW deal for the Dead Sea:

No more decisions behind closed doors.
No more unlimited and unaccountable use of a public natural resource.
No more industry taking the gains while the public and the landscape are left with the damage.

The new concession law must return the Dead Sea to the public and make its restoration a national priority.

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, together with a coalition of environmental organisations, is demanding a different law — one that sets clear, transparent conditions for industrial activity at the Dead Sea, puts them under public oversight, and holds those who profit from its resources fully accountable.

Your support will promote:

• A dedicated restoration fund, financed by a substantial share of industrial profits
• Water returned to the Dead Sea, cubic metre for cubic metre — with no exceptions and no excuses
• Binding conditions on industrial activity, including a major reduction in the area allocated to it
• Protections for ecologically important areas
• Concession terms written into law and subject to parliamentary and public oversight
• Full transparency, independent monitoring, and enforceable compliance measures.

Your donation will help turn opposition to this dangerous law into a powerful public force. Together, we can push the government to change to course – to put the Dead Sea, nature, and the public interest before the interests of the industry.

The Dead Sea deserves more than another twenty years of devastation — and so do we.