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celled since they have already re-
ceived approval.
"When I would talk about the

situation with the Tourism Min-
istry or the Herzliya people, they
would say, 'So what if we're do-
ing it this way.' The developers
got the approval to build apart-
ment buildings and call it
tourism development."
At Mercazei Shelita, the Tel
Aviv development firm that is
handling much of the. Herzliya
marina construction, the man-
agement suggests that the Her-
zliya Municipality should
shoulder most of the responsi-
bility. Sami Samucha, the com-
pany's managing director, says
that developers are building ac-
cording to the plans approved by
the city of Herzliya. The plans,
he adds, were approved after
many years of lengthy discus-
sions.
Ms. Brachya agrees. "Who are
the culprits here?" she asks.
"More than the developers, it's
the local authorities. They play
an extremely strong role. In each
marina, it's the private develop-
er working in the interests of the
local authorities. They need that
partnership."
Eli Landau certainly believes
in his marina. Building it has an-
swered the future needs of his
city, he says, turning Herzliya's
part of the coastline into an at-
traction for boat owners and
tourists from all over the world.
"It's a total success," he says.
"It's connected to our city and it
serves the needs of our resi-
dents."
Dan Fisch, the director of the
environmentalist Adam Teva
V'Din group, has a slightly dif-

ferent take on what kind of ma-
rina will actually fill the needs of
the public. The mantra of the not-
for-profit environmental organi-
zation, with its staff of attorneys,
scientists and concerned volun-
teers, is to ensure that the Israeli
public is getting what it deserves,
whether that's fresh air, clean
water or people-friendly mari-
nas.
Statistics and figures come
easily from Mr. Fisch, probably
because he's currently involved
in court cases about future ma-
rina sites in Haifa and Tel Aviv.
"Ecologically, the marina is a
big swindle," he says, " with
coastline taken up by harbors,
military bases, power stations.
That leaves little for the public.
And once the areas are devel-
oped, they're gone forever."
Mr. Fisch believes that the
public wants to preserve its
beaches. He says that the mari-
na plans, as they currently stand,
will only further reduce the num-
ber of public spaces.
And with 2 million Israelis liv-
ing along the coastline, that's an
unfair proposition.
Ms. Brachya says that as a
non-government organization,
Adam Teva V'Din is not actively
involved in the marina planning
and decision-making process.
They come in at a later stage,
checking on the project's
progress.
"They're the watchdog on my
tail," she says. "I respect their role
and want them to continue but I
don't know if they actually have
any influence." For now, the
"green" people are looking use
their hard-won knowledge on fu-
ture projects. ❑