Mount Meron
High Court lifts freeze on NIS 78m. Religious Services funding, keeps broader freeze in place
The freeze stems from a petition challenging an August 4 Knesset Finance Committee meeting held during the election recess.
Haredi protesters attempt to block bus near Meron over Shabbat operations
Reporters Notebook: Israel’s northern border amid peace and war
Meron rabbi arrested over serious sex-crime allegations
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."
Meron non-investigation: The reason behind it, haredi backlash - opinion
For many years, criticism regarding haredi leadership has been voiced, but this time, it is being accompanied by a wide internal awakening.
