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Young Israelis stand in a small lagoon near the Dead Sea at, Ein Tzukim, Israel, on World Water Day, Thursday, March 22, 2007. With its main source of water, the Jordan River, largely dammed and pumped for human use, the Dead Sea , the salty lake at the lowest point on the world's surface, has shriveled dramatically in recent years, serving as a symbol for the country's shrinking water resources. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)