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Widow Awarded Millions After 18-Year Legal Battle Over Husband's Work-Related Death
An Israeli widow will receive approximately 1.9 million shekels and a lifelong pension after an 18-year legal battle with the National Insurance Institute. Her husband, a "ionizing radiation worker" at the Dimona nuclear reactor, died of lung cancer.
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- 01Widow to receive 1.9 million shekels and lifelong pension after 18-year legal fight.
- 02Husband died of lung cancer after 40 years as a radiation worker at Dimona reactor.
- 03Medical expert cited a 50% probability that radiation exposure contributed to the fatal cancer.
- 04National Labor Court ruled death work-related, rejecting National Insurance Institute's appeal.
- 05Court criticized the lengthy 18-year duration of the legal proceedings.
A medical expert found a 50% probability that radiation exposure contributed to his death. The National Labor Court ruled the death was work-related, criticizing the lengthy process.
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