Posts Tagged: Mount Meron
The Angel of Death at Mount Meron
JNS.org – I felt like the angel of death last year at Mount Meron, when the annual Lag B’Omer festival turned into a disaster —...
Israel Tightens Entry Rules at Mount Meron Lag B’Omer Festival, One Year After Tragedy
A year after the disaster at Israel’s Mount Meron that saw 45 people trampled to death, Israeli police forces rolled out new safety protocols on...
Israeli Committee on Mount Meron Disaster Urges Immediate Reforms to Avoid Future Tragedy
A committee investigating the disaster at Israel’s Mount Meron earlier this year submitted an interim report to the government on Monday, which described a “pressing...
We Must Uproot Religious Extremism From Israel
On July 14, unidentified ultra-Orthodox extremists vandalized and destroyed a memorial that was set up to commemorate the deaths of 45 people, most of whom...
Israeli State Watchdog to Investigate Mount Meron Stampede
Israel's government watchdog said on Monday it would open an investigation into the deaths of 45 people crushed in a stampede at a Jewish religious...
‘A Mensch of the Highest Order’: Thousands of Mourners Pay Tribute to Victims of Lag B’Omer Stampede
As Israel marked a national day of mourning on Sunday to commemorate the Mount Meron stampede tragedy, which occurred on the eve of Lag B’Omer,...
Magen David Adom Before Mount Meron Tragedy: ‘Every Year We Came Back With a Sigh of Relief No Disaster Happened’
Volunteers at Israel’s national ambulance and disaster-relief organization, Magen David Adom — who were the first to come to the rescue at the mass-casualty incident,...
Report: Netanyahu Lawyer to Represent Victims’ Families of Mount Meron Disaster
i24 News - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal defense attorney Amit Hadad will represent the families of the victims of the Mount Meron tragedy,...
Israelis Make More Than 2,200 Blood Donations to Help Meron Victims
JNS.org - Following the tragedy at Israel’s Mount Meron on Thursday night in which 45 people were killed and many more injured, blood donation sites...
Chief Rabbi Calls for State to Assume Responsibility for Mt. Meron Site in Wake of Disaster
i24 News - In the midst of preparing for a national day of mourning for the victims of the Mount Meron tragedy, Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief...
Israel Observes Day of Mourning for Religious Festival Dead
Israel observed a day of mourning on Sunday for 45 people crushed to death at a Jewish religious festival, with flags lowered to half-staff and...
US Citizens Were Among Those Killed in Israeli Festival Disaster
A number of US citizens are among the dozens killed or injured in a stampede at a Jewish religious festival in Israel, a US Embassy...
As Names of Victims Emerge, Mount Meron Survivors Recount Details of Disaster: ‘I Couldn’t Stop’
Information on the Mount Meron tragedy — in which the annual Lag B’Omer celebration turned into a catastrophe after 45 people were crushed to death...
World Leaders Flood Israel With Condolences and Support Following Mount Meron Disaster
i24 News – World leaders flooded Israel with sympathy and support on Friday morning following a deadly stampede on Mount Meron that left 44 dead,...
