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Dimona

Negev town, known for its nuclear facility and concentration of Black Hebrews

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  • Shimon Peres

    Peres to ‘TIME’: Dimona suspicions helped achieve Oslo Accords

    Retired veteran statesman tells TIME magazine that Arab suspicion over the Dimona nuclear center helped bring about the 1993 agreements on the peace process.

  • Dimona stabbings

    Dimona: Jewish man stabs 4 Arabs in suspected nationalist attack

    Four wounded in suspected revenge attack by Jew; Investigations are underway.

  • The Six-Day War

    Declassified documents reveal Israel feared Egyptian attack on Dimona nuclear reactor

    IDF archives releases documents to mark 48th anniversary of Six Day War.

  • Peres at the Nuclear Research Facility

    ‘Textile factory’ in Dimona to be renamed after Peres

    As director-general of the Defense Ministry in the mid 1950s, Peres was instrumental in building a close relationship with France, which agreed to sell a nuclear reactor to Israel.

    By HERB KEINON

  • Dimona

    After 53 years, MKs call for emergency meeting to discuss upgrading Dimona nuclear reactor

    Built in 1963 using technology acquired from France, the lifetime of the reactor – officially known as the Nuclear Research Center–Negev – is 40 years, according the manufacturer’s specifications.

    By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN

  • Dimona

    ANALYSIS: The cloudy future of Israel's nuclear reactor

    It's a "catch 22"- The very thing that could ultimately afford Israel the tools to build a new reactor would also prevent it from using the reactor as a nuclear deterrent.

    By YOSSI MELMAN

  • Istanbul terror attack

    Israelis slain in Istanbul bombing laid to rest

    Dimona Mayor Ben Biton praised one of the victims, Simcha Damri, for her years of charity work helping out needy families in Dimona, and called her “one of the foundations of the city."

    By BEN HARTMAN,DANIEL K. EISENBUD

  • Scene of train collision in Dimona

    Negligence caused Dimona train crash and Bromine leak, environment minister says

    The accident occurred when a cargo train collided with three cargo railcars that were standing on the tracks.

    By MICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN

  • Scene of train collision in Dimona

    Dimonans asked to stay indoors after train collision results in Bromine spill

    Cargo train collides with three train wagons at entrance to city.

    By MAARIV ONLINE

  • Dimona

    Study estimates Israel's nuclear weapon count stands at 115

    Report by US based institute estimates Israel produced 660 kilograms of plutonium in 50 years.

    By YOSSI MELMAN

  • Dimona fire

    Firefighters battle blaze at chemical factory near Dimona

    One firefighter fell sustaining light injuries and an employee took ill from breathing in noxious fumes.

    By YASSER OKBI,JPOST.COM STAFF

  • Israel Chemicals

    'The Dead Sea is in danger' - Negev workers blast Netanyahu in mass protest

    Thousands take to the streets in Dimona to protest layoffs by Israel Chemicals.

    By JPOST.COM STAFF

  • israel nuclear

    Israel allowed for the release of a document detailing past nuclear weapons work

    Document summarizes in detail Washington's understanding of the nature and purpose of Israel's nuclear program as it stood in the 1980s.

    By MICHAEL WILNER

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