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
What do you do when you're tired of being Jewish?
We have no choice, we are believers, children of believers. That is why we always survived and we will never give up.
How will demolition order for Meron affect investigation into disaster?
The families of those who died in the Mount Meron tragedy in April worry this could compromise the investigation into the disaster.
Mount Meron: Ex-chief justice appointed to head state inquiry panel
Naor was picked due to her stature leading the entire judicial branch and her experience handling highly complex matters.
Israel sends support to victims of condo collapse
Most recently, the same team provided support to those affected by the Meron tragedy, those injured, mourning and to the first responders themselves.
The Palestinian vaccine fiasco is how Netanyahu ran Israel - comment
Can Israel move on from chaos now that the vaccine dispute with the Palestinians, new diplomatic initiatives with the UAE, a Mount Meron investigation and 36 new diplomatic postings approved?
Bennett: Iran ‘regime of executioners’ can’t get the bomb
“A regime of executioners cannot have weapons of mass destruction,” the prime minister stated.
Gov't approves state committee of inquiry into Meron disaster
Families of victims welcome govt decision, saying they can concentrate on memorializing their loved ones instead of campaigning to have the failures which led to the disaster investigated.
Mount Meron tragedy: Government to approve state commission of inquiry
On April 30, 45 men and boys, mostly ultra-Orthodox died in a mass crush on Mount Meron, the site of the tomb of Talmudic sage Shimon Bar Yohai.
The Bennett family’s grace trumps its rivals’ gracelessness
In politics, 'grace' combines compassion with class. Every healthy democracy needs heaps of grace, especially during elections and government transitions.
Gantz advances investigative committee into Meron disaster
"This is a basic ethical imperative as far as the families are concerned, and no less important, there is need for an investigation to prevent future tragedies of this nature."
