Mount Meron tragedy
Five years after Meron: Dubi Weissenstern on memory, mourning, and meaning
The head of ZAKA reflects on the lessons of the Lag Ba’omer tragedy – and what they reveal about resilience, responsibility, and the challenges facing Israel today
A responsible choice: Why canceling Lag Ba’omer at Mount Meron was the right call - editorial
Five years after disaster, Israel limits Lag Ba'omer celebrations on Meron amid security fears
Celebrating Lag Ba’omer, a heroic chapter in Jewish history - opinion
Haredi MK demands full control over Meron disaster probe from Netanyahu
Sources involved in the negotiations say that a final decision on Porush's demands has not been made yet and that it "remains in discussion."
Meron disaster panel sets hearing date for Netanyahu, warned officials
The inquiry has questioned top political officials, all of whom had been holding their breath about whether the inquiry would place the blame on them during an election season.
Can next Israeli gov't cancel, ignore three major state inquiries? - analysis
Amid the focus on the corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu, most have forgotten the three state inquiries: The Submarine Affair, Mount Meron tragedy and Gilboa Prison breakout.
Mount Meron committee issues second interim recommendations
The commission was established in mid-2021 following the death of 45 men and boys on April 30, 2021, in a mass crush on Mount Meron, the site of the tomb of Talmudic sage Shimon Bar Yochai.
14 Days: Schools reopen
Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.
45 Israelis were killed at Meron, why is no one accountable? - opinion
When officials see those tactics work, why would they even bother trying to fix the problems that plague Israel? Why would they bother trying to solve some of the decades-old challenges Israel faces?
Meron: Still no accountability more than a year later - editorial
More than a year after 45 families lost loved ones on Mount Meron, there is still nobody able to stand up and say, “I’m sorry, I was partially to blame.”
Benjamin Netanyahu's election campaign boosted by Meron warning letter - analysis
In the topsy-turvy world of Israeli politics, the warning letter sent by the Meron commission is likely to bolster Netanyahu’s bid to return to the premiership rather than sink it.
Netanyahu, police chief blamed for Meron disaster, receive letters of warning
Warning letters could be the beginning of a legal process against the former prime minister, minister of public security and police chief Shabtai.
Netanyahu joins the stampede to flee responsibility - opinion
While testifying to the commission investigating the Meron tragedy that crushed 45 people to death, Netanyahu said he couldn't be responsible,