Mount Meron
High Court rejects petition to prevent convicted sex offender Berland from lighting Meron torch
The MQG, along with haredi activist Tzippy Lavi and five other women's rights groups, had requested that the court cancel the permit granted to the sect to light the fire.
Ministers outraged after police seen shoving elderly man to ground at Mount Meron
Mount Meron Lag Ba'Omer pilgrimage cancelled due to ongoing Hezbollah conflict
Letters to the editor, March 11, 2024: Freedom of navigation
Almost 2 years after tragedy, Meron celebrations regulated under new law
In line with recommendations of the Meron Committee, one central bonfire will be light at the tomb, with additional bonfires for religious study.
Meron disaster victims demand MK Porush be reinstated as Meron celebration supervisor
Haredi MK Meir Porush resigned from his role as supervisor of the Lag B’Omer Meron celebrations earlier on Tuesday.
Netanyahu, prepare now to ensure Israeli Lag Ba'omer safety - Meron panel
While Lag Ba'omer is five months away, the committee members wrote that they felt the matter was urgent and brought it to Netanyahu's attention.
Ex-Israel Police official: Guardian of the Walls was just the beginning
Retired police official Uri Bar-Lev warned that the police "will not be able to meet their goals; the next incident will be much more serious."
Israel Police chief Kobi Shabtai is a disgrace - editorial
Israel deserves a better police force and the police deserve a better chief. It will be impossible to truly rehabilitate the police while Kobi Shabtai remains in the top position.
Police requests for reinforcements before Meron Disaster went unanswered - report
"We need reinforcements...Where are all the officers who are lounging around? They need to come here!" pleaded officers over radio.
Haredi MK demands full control over Meron disaster probe from Netanyahu
Sources involved in the negotiations say that a final decision on Porush's demands has not been made yet and that it "remains in discussion."
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.
