Mount Meron
Reporters Notebook: Israel’s northern border amid peace and war
Despite ongoing tensions, Israel's northern border shows signs of quiet resilience as local communities resume life amid rising security threats.
Meron rabbi arrested over serious sex-crime allegations
Over 20 people taken to hospital during Mt. Meron Lag Ba'omer celebration - report
Police disperse hundreds of civilians from Mount Meron attempting to light fires for Lag Ba'omer
Israel sends support to victims of condo collapse
Most recently, the same team provided support to those affected by the Meron tragedy, those injured, mourning and to the first responders themselves.
The Palestinian vaccine fiasco is how Netanyahu ran Israel - comment
Can Israel move on from chaos now that the vaccine dispute with the Palestinians, new diplomatic initiatives with the UAE, a Mount Meron investigation and 36 new diplomatic postings approved?
Bennett: Iran ‘regime of executioners’ can’t get the bomb
“A regime of executioners cannot have weapons of mass destruction,” the prime minister stated.
Gov't approves state committee of inquiry into Meron disaster
Families of victims welcome govt decision, saying they can concentrate on memorializing their loved ones instead of campaigning to have the failures which led to the disaster investigated.
Mount Meron tragedy: Government to approve state commission of inquiry
On April 30, 45 men and boys, mostly ultra-Orthodox died in a mass crush on Mount Meron, the site of the tomb of Talmudic sage Shimon Bar Yohai.
The Bennett family’s grace trumps its rivals’ gracelessness
In politics, 'grace' combines compassion with class. Every healthy democracy needs heaps of grace, especially during elections and government transitions.
Gantz advances investigative committee into Meron disaster
"This is a basic ethical imperative as far as the families are concerned, and no less important, there is need for an investigation to prevent future tragedies of this nature."
Meron non-investigation: The reason behind it, haredi backlash - opinion
For many years, criticism regarding haredi leadership has been voiced, but this time, it is being accompanied by a wide internal awakening.
75% of public, 62% of ultra-Orthodox want state inquiry of Meron disaster
Shas, UTJ have opposed a state commission of inquiry free of political influence but victims' families have largely supported it, insisting that only an independent probe can uncover the truth.
45 dead at Mount Meron, and still no one cares - opinion
In a normal country, those responsible would have already been arrested, interrogated, indicted. In a normal country, those who allowed this to happen would have resigned or been forced from office.
