. ♪ ñl eric tlozek: the lowest place on earth, the dead sea, is slipping away.n the site of dramatic biblical stories, and the area is still contested today. david elhayani: this is the promised land by god to the jewish. eric: for millennia, treasured for its healing powers. male: i have skin issues, and the sea, when you're in it for a couple hours, it almost takes everything away. female: you're flowing. it's feeling wonderful, like, ooh. eric: modern-day pilgrims still come to bathe in the salty, mineral-rich waters. male: yeah, every sunday we are coming here--company.

ñl eric tlozek: the lowest place on earth, the dead sea, is slipping away.it's been the site of dramatic biblical stories, and the area is still contested today. david elhayani: this is the promised land by god to the jewish. eric: for millennia, treasured for its healing powers. male: i have skin issues, and the sea, when you're in it for a couple hours, it almost takes everything away. female: you're flowing. it's feeling wonderful, like, ooh. eric: modern-day pilgrims still come to bathe in the salty, mineral-rich waters. male: yeah, every sunday we are coming here--company. eric: but this natural wonder is vanishing at an alarming rate. carmit ish shalom: this is the symbol of what man can do to the nature and without even knowing that he's doing it. eric: at the heart of the israeli-palestinian conflict is the land and its dinishing water. ziyad fuqaha: this is a crisis. this is unacceptable for us. eric: in a divided region, the solutions are disputed and costly. dr. ittai gavrieli: who will pay the price for this water? eric: it might take a modern-da

but responding to a post of amy: andy campbell, thank you so much senior editor at huffpost. , ñl eric tlozekest place on earth, the dead sea, is slipping away. it's been the site of dramatic biblical stories, and the area is still contested today. david elhayani: this is the promised land by god to the jewish. eric: for millennia, treasured for its healing powers. male: i have skin issues, and the sea, when you're in it for a couple hours, it almost takes everything away. female: you're flowing. it's feeling wonderful, like, ooh. eric: modern-day pilgrims still come to bathe in the