Tag: Lag B’Omer
Israel launches probe into Mount Meron disaster
The state commission of inquiry into the April 30 Mount Meron tragedy, which saw 45 people killed and 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag B’Omer festival at the site, began its work on Sunday.
The...
‘Day of Unity’ offers comfort, outreach for women who lost relatives on Lag B’Omer
Dozens of women whose husbands, sons, brothers or fathers lost their lives in the crush on an overcrowded ramp at Mount Meron on Lag B’Omer joined together in Jerusalem last week in an emotional...
National Insurance Institute proposes compensation for families of Meron victims
Israel’s National Insurance Institute (NII) is proposing compensation in the amount of 100,000 shekels ($30,800) for each of the families who lost loved ones in the Lag B’Omer stampede at Mount Meron. A total of 45...
Knesset approves legislation for government probe into Meron disaster
Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a bill to establish a governmental commission of inquiry into the deadly Lag B’Omer stampede last month at Mount Meron.
The bill, sponsored by Knesset member Mickey Levy of the Yesh Atid...
‘If your conscience is clear, there’s no reason to resign,’ says Israel’s public security...
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana is sticking to his guns after sparking controversy for saying that while he was responsible for the tragedy at Mount Meron on April 30, “responsibility does not mean...
Israeli AG: Provisional government can launch state probe into Meron disaster
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on Monday that there is no legal impediment to establishing a state commission of inquiry into the Lag B’Omer disaster, not even in the case of a provisional government.
“Although...
Rivlin at Jerusalem Unity Prize ceremony: ‘We are one human fabric’
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted the seventh Jerusalem Unity Prize ceremony at his official residence in the capital on Monday.
The event, which is a joint initiative of the Jerusalem Municipality, Gesher and the families of Eyal...
The names and faces of those who lost their lives at Mount Meron
Some of the people killed in the stampede at Lag B’Omer celebrations on Mount Meron were laid to rest on Saturday night, with the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine having identified the 45 bodies by...
Mirlana Morris to her son, Donny: ‘You touched so many lives with your kindness’
With a cracking voice and tears in her eyes, Donny Morris’s mother, Mirlana Morris, eulogized her son. “I have so many questions,” she said through sobs, “but little to no answers.”
“But what I do...
Jewish, pro-Israel groups react to Meron tragedy on Lag B’Omer: ‘We are in mourning’
Jewish and pro-Israel organizations reacted with a mix of shock, grief and mourning over the tragedy in Meron on Friday morning that led to at least 45 dead and 150 wounded.
“There are no words...