Mount Meron
A responsible choice: Why canceling Lag Ba’omer at Mount Meron was the right call - editorial
The fires of Lag Ba’omer will burn again on the slopes of Meron. What matters is that when they do, they come back to a country that chose, at the right moment, to be careful.
Religious protesters plan to storm Mount Meron in defiance of police orders ahead of Lag Ba'omer
Five years after disaster, Israel limits Lag Ba'omer celebrations on Meron amid security fears
High Court rejects petition to prevent convicted sex offender Berland from lighting Meron torch
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.
Israel Police already looking to life after chief Kobi Shabtai
The police commissioner's tenure has been marred by controversy and disaster, and he is only halfway through.
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.”
Israel must take the Abraham Accords to the Palestinians - opinion
The Abraham Accords have changed the region, but their full potential has yet to be realized, not just with the Gulf but also with the Palestinians.
'He didn't know?' Netanyahu slammed for testimony on Meron disaster
In their remarks, coalition members slammed Netanyahu for refusing to take responsibility for a disaster that claimed the lives of 45 people.
Netanyahu on Meron tragedy: I cannot be responsible for what I did not know
After his testimony, the committee will summarize the materials in its possession and publish warning letters to those deemed responsible for the disaster.
