Editing Dead Sea (section)

===Palestine (West Bank)===
The portion of Dead Sea coast which Palestinians could possibly eventually manage is about {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=off}} long. The [[World Bank]] estimates that such Dead Sea tourism industry could generate $290 million of revenues per year and 2,900 jobs.<ref name=WorldBank/> However, Palestinians have been unable to obtain construction permits for tourism-related investments on the Dead Sea.<ref name=WorldBank/> According to the World Bank, officials in the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities state that the only way to apply for such permits is through the Joint Committees established under the Oslo Agreement, but the relevant committee has not met with any degree of regularity since 2000.<ref name=WorldBank/>