Mount Meron tragedy
Five years after disaster, Israel limits Lag Ba'omer celebrations on Meron amid security fears
News guidelines were announced on Sunday night that only up to 1,500 people would be permitted to gather in the communities in the vicinity of Mount Meron: Safsofa, Or HaGanuz, Bar Yochai, and Meron.
Celebrating Lag Ba’omer, a heroic chapter in Jewish history - opinion
C'mtee decides to limit bonfires at Mt. Meron ahead of annual pilgrimage
The True conception: We continue to be endangered by our own assumptions
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.
Meron tragedy: Cabinet to vote on Sunday to approve investigation
When Defense Minister Benny Gantz submitted his proposal earlier this week, he described the need for a state committee as “a basic ethical imperative"
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."
Bennett-Lapid gov't's first 100 days: 6 essential measures to be passed
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Like Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, the new government will have to do several things quickly and flawlessly.
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.
Three Ladies, Three Lattes: Baseless hatred or lousy leaders?
In these dark days for Israel, the tragedy at Mt. Meron seems so many disasters away already. How do you three ladies feel about what happened there and how it has been dealt with by the government?
Israel has a major societal disconnect and it must be fixed
First Meron, then Givat Ze’ev. All after a year of Covid chaos. It's time for our Haredi brethren and community leaders to shape up, but also for secular society to stop the baseless hatred.
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.
Grapevine May 28, 2021: Where hatred and incitement can lead
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
