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Dead Sea Works

A view of the Dead Sea Works on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
December 3, 2025, 10:36 pm
After a decade of work, government publishes bill delineating future use of ailing Dead Sea
Environmental groups say Finance Ministry bill to regulate lake’s industrial use from 2030 is geared to profits, misses rare opportunity to restore ever-shrinking natural resource
By Sue Surkes
The Dead Sea Works at the Dead Sea, southern Israel, March 21, 2023. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
November 6, 2025, 11:46 pm
ICL shares plummet as miner agrees to smaller payout for giving up Dead Sea rights
Israel Corporation subsidiary had sought $6 billion to concede right of first refusal on 2030 mineral lease, but settles for $2.5 billion and refund on investment for salt buildup fix
By Sue Surkes
The Dead Sea Works in southern Israel, December 7, 2012. (Doron Horowitz/Flash 90)
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
Aerial view of hotel complexes in Ein Bokek, at the Dead Sea, in March 2021. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
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
Salt formations on the southern coast of the Dead Sea, with the abandoned P88 pumping station in the background, and Masada on the horizon, May 28, 2024. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
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
A view of the Dead Sea Works in southern Israel on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
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
A man floats on the Dead Sea, on January 23, 2023. (Roni Ofer/Flash90)
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
A view of the Dead Sea Works on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
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
A view of the Dead Sea Works on December 26, 2015. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
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
View of salt formations on the Dead Sea shore, October 30, 2021.(Mila Aviv/Flash90)
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
Aerial photo of Nahal Tze'elim, the site of a Dead Sea Works leak, June 5, 2022. (Nature and Parks Authority)
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
Young visitors enjoy clambering over an old engine at ICL's new Moshe Novomieski Visitors and Heritage Center at Sdom, southern Dead Sea, on January 20, 2022. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
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
Phosphogypsum waste at Rotem Amfert in the Negev, southern Israel. (Environmental Protection Ministry)
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
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (center) visits a police station on August 11, 2021, to announce a new national plan to tackle crime in the Arab sector. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
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
A portrait of the late Sammy Ofer with his son, Idan Ofer. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
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
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