Mount Meron tragedy
Celebrating Lag Ba’omer, a heroic chapter in Jewish history - opinion
During Bar Kochba’s revolt against the Romans, a terrible epidemic struck Rabbi Akiva’s students, and 24,000 men lost their lives. The epidemic suddenly stopped on Lag Ba’omer.
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
Mount Meron disaster is a tragedy, but also a cautionary tale - editorial
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,
Letters to the Editor, July 25, 2022: Flag removal not trivial
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Swimming pool sinkhole: Safety is not a luxury - editorial
Being responsible is doing your best to ensure disasters don’t happen. Did that happen in Meron, Nahal Tzafit or at the pool in Karmei Yosef?
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.
