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The mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark. Could Kiryat Yam have a mermaid of its own?
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Is a mermaid living under the sea in northern Israel?
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Kiryat Yam mermaid 

Some residents of Kiryat Yam are convinced the city is home to a mermaid, and the town's local council is offering $1 million to anyone who can prove the aquatic damsel exists.

Over recent months, dozens of people in the Haifa suburb have reported seeing a creature that resembles a young girl leaping out of the water and doing aerial tricks across the waves before disappearing to her home under the sea.

The story has caused quite a splash in Kiryat Yam, with dozens of onlookers flocking to the town's beach at sunset, cameras in tow, to catch a glimpse of the mermaid and hopefully, the million dollar photo.
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      1.   Rare article about normal life 10:39  |  stas 12/08/09
      2.   People dont pay enough attention to these things 10:45  |  Eli 12/08/09
      3.   $2m in a year - easy 10:48  |  ZISD 12/08/09
      4.   Sea mermaid 10:50  |  Gilbert 12/08/09
      5.   Mermaids and swine flu 11:11  |  Critical Observer 12/08/09
      6.   I have seen the mermaid 11:36  |  J 12/08/09
      7.   May have seen something 11:54  |  Amotz 12/08/09
      8.   Catholics See Images Of Jesus... 11:58  |  Yosemite 12/08/09
      9.   Sell it to the TV 12:00  |  Pedro 12/08/09
      10.   BEST PR CAMPAIGNS !!!! 12:08  |  Arie 12/08/09
      11.   Tradition 13:15  |  Motic 12/08/09
      12.   i am the mermaid 13:21  |  sea men 12/08/09
      13.   Damsel in distress! 13:58  |  Leon 12/08/09
      14.   An old Chinese dragon live just north Haifa! 14:11  |  Jetset 12/08/09
      15.   Well done Haaretz, this will help your credibility. Bravo!! 14:15  |  Moise 12/08/09
      16.   Mermaid is a mutation due to pollution and nearby Haifa Chemicals 14:18  |  Reb L. Yell 12/08/09
      17.   Critical Observer #5 15:03  |  BDF 12/08/09
      18.   Mermaid? 15:07  |  Oliver 12/08/09
      19.   the mermaid is living in the knesset 15:45  |  chaim 12/08/09
      20.   Mermaid? 16:32  |  Joseph 12/08/09
      21.   Oliver re "original Palestinian stock" 17:37  |  ZISD 12/08/09
      22.   Maybe yesterday`s flying rabbis scared her off. 17:55  |  Michael 12/08/09
      23.   Beware of matrimonial ties with a mermaid 18:39  |  Mark B. 12/08/09
      24.   #17 18:44  |  Nancy 12/08/09
      25.   Such Cynicism 19:43  |  H 12/08/09
      26.   Hopefully its not a rare sea turtle... 19:54  |  Richard S 12/08/09
      27.   Is she Jewish? Ovadia has to know! 20:34  |  Rachel 12/08/09
      28.   Marine Communication 21:15  |  cwarn 12/08/09
      29.   SASQUATCH 21:35  |  CW 12/08/09
      30.   Mermaid..eaten by Loch Ness Monster 21:40  |  had enough 12/08/09
      31.   Mermaid 02:42  |  infidel 13/08/09
      32.   Don`t Bogart that joint my friend 04:44  |  Mark Lincoln 13/08/09
      33.   #27 Rachel: "Is she Jewish?" 19:56  |  hala 13/08/09
      34.   Top-notch town council! 20:22  |  THK 13/08/09
      35.   Mermaid 21:04  |  Larry Golden 13/08/09
      36.   Aquatic Marriage 19:17  |  CWarn 14/08/09
      37.   mermaid 09:12  |  Diane 25/08/09
      38.   Mermaid 19:59  |  il 29/09/09
      39.   To # 34 22:01  |  Oz 29/09/09
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