PFAS
"Forever chemicals" from firefighting foam, found in the old airport's soil and groundwater in 2026.
PFAS compounds are a legacy of decades of airport firefighting foam. The Environment Ministry and the Israel Land Authority announced groundwater findings in February 2026, opened a remediation fast track, and updated national thresholds in March 2026. Some lots tested cleaner than others; coverage has treated a clean plot as a sales advantage, and the first buyer lawsuit over contamination was filed in August 2026.
Where this comes up
Pages on this site that use the term in context.
- When Do They Actually Hand Over The Keys?
Marketing timelines, permit stages, and statutory late-delivery rent are three different clocks. On Sde Dov they diverge by years. Here is how to read them without treating a brochure date as occupancy.
- From Tender Price To Asking Price: Where The Money Goes
Winning a RAMI tender buys lease rights at a sealed bid. Selling an apartment recovers land, planning, construction, finance, levies, and margin. The public record shows some of those lines for Sde Dov and is silent on others.
- Getting To Sde Dov: Every Way In And Out
Light rail, roads, and coastal position on a cleared runway: how plan TA/4444 draws connections in, what the lot map reserves for approved and proposed roads, and what a transport promise is worth before it opens.
- How Tall, How Many: The Rules Behind The Skyline
Seven marketed projects, seven height profiles: how TA/4444's fabric-and-tower rules translate into floors and units on the registry, and why the skyline clusters the way it does.
- Not Just Apartments: The Hotels, the Marina, and Reading's Second Life
Plan TA/4444 budgets ~3,000 hotel rooms, a five-hotel ILA mega-tender, Eshkol's first two hotel lots, and a southern edge where Reading power station, fuel tanks, marina, and park are being rewritten at once.
- Your Money Before The Building Exists
Two mandatory statutes govern presale apartments in Israel. They limit upfront exposure, require indexed guarantees, and compensate late delivery. For a remote buyer, the payment voucher booklet is the difference between protected cash and exposed cash.