Tuesday, November 23, 2010

"Mermaid in Israel"


A Mermaid has Been Spotted off the Coast of Israel, $1 Million Prize for First Photo
Dozens of excited visitors have been gathering on the seashore near the Israeli town of Kiryat Yam near Haifa to catch a glimpse of the area's latest star attraction, a mermaid.
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          Mermaids have continually been sighted over and over again. Witnesses from mermaid sightings worldwide mainly contain of fishermen, sailors, people at sea and civilians living near the sea. As New York Daily News states, just last year (2009) in a beach town in Israel, a mermaid was believed to be seen. The Jerusalem Post reports, “In the town of Kirvat Yam, Israel, where dozens of people have reported mermaid sightings, a $1 million reward is on the line for anyone who can prove by photo or capture that mermaids do exist.” The civilians and tourists are truly convinced that the creature they each witnessed was no figment of imagination, or lie. Each of the witnesses have swear to have seen the mermaid over numerous months during times of sunset, flipping around in the water, laying on the beach, then suddenly disappearing. Yet, not one of the witnesses has evidence to proof their story. According to IsraelNationNews.com, witness Shlomo Cohen was one of the first to identify the mysterious creature. “I was with my friends when suddenly we saw a woman laying on the sand in a weird way,” he said. “At first I thought she was just another sunbather, but when we approached she jumped into the water and disappeared. We were all in shock because we saw she had a tail. At least five of us saw it and we all couldn’t believe it.” The town council, which is offering the million dollar (£609,000) reward, believes that the sightings are nothing more than just another host to attract tourist. The news of the sighting quickly spread cross country in Israel, then globally.  Coinsedently, as the town council suspected, thousands of tourists are now visiting the Israli beach hoping to catch a glimpse of this mystical woman. Whether or not the witnesses were stating the truth, remains a complete mystery.

 
Work Cited:

"mermaid." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 2 Dec. 2010 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

Lapowsky, Issie. “Mermaid Fever Makes A Splash in Israel.”NY Daily News. 2010. Web. 2 December 2010. <http://www.nydailynews.com/travel/2009/08/12/2009-08-12_mermaid_fever_sweeps_israel_beach_town_of_krivat_yam_as_many_report_sightings_of.html>.
Waghorn, Dominic. “Mermaid Fever Makes A Splash in Israel.” Sky News HD. 2010. Web. 3 December 2010. <http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Israel-Mermaid-Fever-Makes-A-Splash-Mythical-Creature-Spotted-Near-Haifa/Article/200908215358515 Mermaid Fever Makes A Splash in Israel by Dominic Waghorn, Middle East Correspondant>

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