Comments on: The ‘golf’ of Eilat

By: Maskil

Maskil — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:38:54 +0000

@mika, @Maria Calder, well put!

By: Maria Calder

Maria Calder — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:52:23 +0000

I was in Israel working, about 30 years ago. I lived in the Negev for a couple of years and still today I consider those like the best years of my life. What an incomparable experience that was! The roughness and beauty of the landscape had no equal! I’d love to go see how it looks like now, but one thing I know it’s more like all the tourist spots existing all over the world that once were unique. It’s so sad that Man always wants to make everything uniform for the sake of a buck . I agree with all the posts before me. All these golf courses will only destroy the beauty and uniqueness of the landscape, plus I’m not sure that there will be a great revenue in the long run. It would be better try something different. But… I just may be “a voice crying out in the desert”…

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By: mika.

mika. — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:17:25 +0000

A typically idiotic idea, coming from complete imbeciles over at the Israeli gov ministries. Seriously, these morons had the country paved over with asphalt and mega highways, exactly at the time when the writing is on the wall regards automobiles and the age of oil. Instead of investing in green infrastructure, renewable energy, and walkable city living, these idiots now want to pour money into golf courses to attract international jet-setters. Makes you wonder if the Israeli gov hasn’t been completely penetrated with enemy saboteurs.

By: Maskil

Maskil — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:07:26 +0000

Please see also my earlier blog post regarding the proposed Mount Arbel golfing development. Israel21c took the same uncritical line towards that proposal:
Mount Arbel: Greenwashing golfing greens
http://digg.com/u3J2iD

By: Maskil

Maskil — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:53:53 +0000

15 golf courses in a country the size of Israel? With her climate? This is a massive waste of two of Israel’s most scarce and valuable resources: land and water.
Instead of trying to promote Israel as a golfing destination, the authorities should rather focus on tourism of a sustainable nature, e.g. agri-tourism, eco-tourism and spiritual tourism.
Golf and course courses in particular belong to another era; an era before man-made climate change and global warming. We should be be turning existing golf courses into public parks and bio-reserves, not creating more!
I hope that the green bodies in Israel will unite to prevent this abomination.
I’m also very surprised that Israel21c is cheerleading this misdirected effort.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:18:46 +0000

Wouldn’t this undertaking require massive amounts of water? That isn’t exactly a resource we’re drowning in (http://www.instantrimshot.com).