2024-04-27T21:51:43-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/1276733/israel-may-build-artificial-island-off-gaza-strip-coast Paul Petrunia 2011-03-30T19:27:38-04:00 >2011-03-30T19:30:04-04:00 <em><p>Environmentalists says plans, which also include hotels and a marina, are 'complete madness' and warn public to be sceptical</p></em><br /><br /><p>Yisrael Katz, the Israeli minister for transport, said the plan had been under consideration for many months and had been encouraged by Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister. He said it would also relieve Israel of the obligation to be the transit point for goods into the enclave.</p>