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Dead Sea Works
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March 11, 2025, 4:00 pm
State has failed for years to properly manage Dead Sea Works — Comptroller report
Report maps failure by multiple ministries and government agencies to regulate, supervise, and charge for the mining of minerals that belong to the public
By
Sue Surkes
September 17, 2024, 10:50 am
Government proposes more taxes, stricter regulations for Dead Sea mineral extraction
Ministries of finance and environment, Tax Authority release for public comment draft franchise for Dead Sea Works, whose current franchise runs out in 2030
By
Sue Surkes
June 21, 2024, 12:34 pm
Geologists press Dead Sea Works to prevent creation of salt mountain ‘as tall as Masada’
Company said examining alternatives for disposal of mineral extraction byproduct as state’s Geological Survey pins hopes on developing beauty spot for new tourism plan
By
Sue Surkes
May 30, 2023, 4:23 pm
State told to explain why it slashed NIS 65 million from Dead Sea Works water bill
High Court order represents latest stage in battle by nonprofits to get Idan Ofer’s mineral extraction company to pay for the water it uses
By
Sue Surkes
February 20, 2023, 6:58 pm
Environmental groups to press for rehabilitation of Jordan River, Dead Sea
Coalition will monitor Dead Sea mining franchise renewal, push government to release more water into Jordan River from Sea of Galilee
By
Sue Surkes
September 9, 2022, 9:47 am
NGO petitions High Court to force Dead Sea Works to pay water bill in full
State wiped NIS 65 million off an NIS 83.5 million water bill in October, after mineral extraction company argued payments were included in royalties
By
Sue Surkes
August 16, 2022, 8:59 pm
After Israel canceled Dead Sea Works’ water bill, NGO threatens appeal to High Court
Environmental advocacy organization Adam Teva V’Din demands Justice Ministry reverse state’s decision to exempt billionaire-owned mineral extraction firm from NIS 65M payment
By
Sue Surkes
June 20, 2022, 4:49 pm
Authorities urged to act immediately to stabilize Dead Sea levels
In draft policy paper, Environment Ministry proposes limiting industrial pumping and charging for it, seeking regional deal to allow more water for Jordan River
By
Sue Surkes
June 5, 2022, 6:41 pm
Leak from Dead Sea Works pollutes surrounding area; protected plants found dead
Nature and Parks Authority says leak from supply canal caused salination of soil; plants dying as a result, some of them protected species; ICL says working to fix it
By
ToI Staff
February 18, 2022, 8:06 am
At Dead Sea museum, chemical firm evokes past pioneers as it bids to keep mining
With movies and virtual reality, guided tour through reconstructed huts combines Zionist history with ICL’s push for renewal of mineral extraction license
By
Sue Surkes
December 22, 2021, 10:21 pm
Polluting company agrees to clean up in return for extension of Negev concession
Rotem Amfert and parent company the ICL Group guarantee to address decades of waste caused by phosphorus mining, rehabilitate soil and water
By
Sue Surkes
October 18, 2021, 2:22 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 18 – 100 Arab Israeli homicides; where to go from here?
ToI editor David Horovitz and Arab affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman discuss efforts to rein in Arab homicides, plus the Dead Sea and Spencer Tunick’s photoshoot there
By
ToI Staff
October 18, 2021, 12:38 am
TV: State wipes out NIS 65 million debt owed by billionaire for Dead Sea water
Justice Ministry reportedly backtracks from demand that the Idan Ofer-controlled Dead Sea Works factory pay for saltwater pumped from the receding lake
By
ToI Staff
June 1, 2021, 11:16 pm
State allows Dead Sea Works to pump more water, even as iconic lake recedes
Water Authority greenlights extraction of 445 million cubic meters in coming year, up from 439 million cubic meters last year, to disappointment of environmentalists
By
Sue Surkes
August 31, 2020, 4:30 pm
Natural gas, mining brought state NIS 480m in royalties in 1st half of 2020
While royalties — mainly paid by natural gas companies — are up 12.7% compared with last year, Tamar well’s production down nearly 40%, Energy Ministry report shows
By
Sue Surkes
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