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
Israeli officials want to take responsibility for Meron, but not blame - analysis
All the officials involved in the Meron investigation agree that they are responsible for what happened but denied that they were to blame.
Police chief shifts blame for Meron disaster to Northern District chief
Police chief Kobi Shabtai blamed politicians and engineers for the disaster in which 45 people died.
Supreme Court green lights demolishing illegal residences at Mount Meron
The residences were built illegally, without an engineer reviewing their safety and often with materials that are known to be less stable.
Why have state probes become so popular in Bennett's government? - analysis
In a government that has a consensus about seeking punishments for its predecessors and not about what should be accomplished now, state commissions are a useful tool.
Devorah Berliner replaces Miriam Naor heading Meron inquiry
During Lag Ba'Omer last May, 45 people were killed on Mount Meron due to a variety of safety deficiencies.
Letters to the editor January 12, 2022: Hell-ben on our destruction
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Police chief brushed off fears of Mount Meron capacity limit - ops head
Senior officer testifies he failed to convince Shabtai to limit the number of participants
Meron probe paused after COVID-19 exposure, inquiry chair quarantined
The state inquiry proceedings have paused pending inquiry chairwoman Miriam Naor's PCR test results.
Jerusalem man missing since Monday found dead near Amirim
The young man was declared missing after he was last seen on Monday in Meron near the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Israel and the world’s best photojournalism on display
“The photographers work with respect for their subjects, and the subject matter,” said curator Galia Gur Zeev. “They reflect the events that are taking place."
