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After harrowing allegations about a revered Haredi educator prompted a painful dialogue among Orthodox communities, two activists discuss the grassroots push for systemic change.

Nitzan Horowitz hails 'historic step forward for equal rights for the LGBT community in Israel'

69 shares Personal belongings of Orthodox Jews can be seen on Mount Meron, northern Israel, where fatalities were reported among the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered at the tomb of a 2nd-century sage for annual commemorations that include all-night prayer and dance, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun Watching terrible events occur in Israel from the safety of one’s living room is something we’ve all experienced – just how often is relative to one’s age. Usually such events a...

DEBKAfile Painful soul-searching is besetting the religious community under the shock of 45 tragic deaths at Mt Meron last Thursday with likely political repercussions. The last funeral took place on Monday morning, May 3, after a day of national mourning and outpourings of grief. Calls for a state inquiry on the disaster finds Israel at a strange crossroads: A decision is mainly up to the caretaker prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, whose time for forming a post-election government expires on ...

5 shares Ultra-Orthodox Jews light candles for the 45 victims who were killed in a stampede, at the scene of the fatal disaster, at Mt Meron. May 01, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90) Israel on Sunday marked a national day of mourning over the Mount Meron stampede that killed 45 people, including over a dozen children and teenagers, in the country’s deadliest-ever civilian disaster. Flags were lowered to half-staff and ceremonies were expected at the Knesset and army bases. A cabinet meeting ...

May 2, 2021 “Our hearts go out to the families, out of responsibility, solidarity and out of a belief in human equality, a refreshment station and water for the evacuees from Mount Meron,” said Nazareth Council Chairman Amir Mazarariv. As Israeli authorities continued work to identify the victims of the tragic stampede on Mount Meron early Friday morning, nearby Arab communities in Israel’s north sprung to the aid of Haredi survivors of the disaster. In the Arab city of Tamra — about an...

32 shares Haredi hats and broken glasses are seen at the site of the Mt. Meron disaster in northern Israel, Friday, April 30, 2021 (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) As the initial shock and horror over Thursday night’s deadly crush at Lag B’Omer festivities on Mount Meron began to subside, focus started to turn on Friday toward the matter of who was to blame for the packed conditions at the site that led to the deaths of 45 people and the injuring of dozens of others in the fatal stampede...

299 shares Mourners carry the body of Shraga Gestetner, a Canadian singer who died during Lag BaOmer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, at his funeral in Jerusalem on Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Ultra-Orthodox men carry the bodies of Moshe Englander, 14, and his brother, Yehoshua, 9, who died during Lag BOmer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, in Jerusalem on Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) In a sign of mourning for one who lost...

Funerals for Israeli pilgrims who died in stampede resume after Sabbath pause At least 45 people were killed in a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage site on yesterday. By AFP Saturday 1 May 2021, 2:04 PM May 1st 2021, 2:04 PM 9,656 Views 6 Comments Mourners carry the body of Shragee Gestetner, a Canadian singer who died during Lag BaOmer celebrat...

93 shares People outside the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, where victims of Mount Meron crush were brought to be identified, April 30, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) Families of victims of the deadly stampede at the Mount Meron pilgrimage site gathered Friday at Israel’s central forensic center to identify the bodies of the deceased. On Friday afternoon, names of the first known victims among the 45 people killed in the tragedy began to emerge. Israelis were encouraged not ...