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At least 44 people killed, dozens injured in apparent stampede during Lag B’Omer celebration in Meron
More than 100,000 religious Jews had gathered to mark the holiday at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai as part of an annual tradition.
At least 44 people were killed and dozens injured, some in critical condition, on Thursday night after a stampede broke out as massive crowds gathered at the Mount Meron religious bonfire-lighting ceremony in the north of Israel for the holiday of Lag Ba’omer, in what is being called one of the largest peacetime disasters in the nation’s history.
Magen David Adom said ‘’it is fighting for the lives of dozens wounded, and will not give up until the last victim is evacuated.’’
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A tempest in a small teapot this week, as Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Israel of âapartheid.â That echoed the judgment of the Israeli human rights group BâTselem, which said in January the current Israeli government is an âapartheid regime.â But the official response was different.
The Israeli government ignored BâTselem, but its Washington embassy gave HRW the standard response to foreign criticism: âWe strongly reject the false accusations that [fill in the blank] is spreading about Israel. This is an organization known to have a long-standing anti-Israel agenda.â Then the caravan moved on.
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Benjamin (Bibi) NetanyahuMORE his “profound condolences” on Friday after more than 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a stampede during a religious celebration on Thursday evening.
The White House said in a statement that the president offered assistance to Israel in responding to the disaster and caring for the wounded, as well as working to confirm reports that American citizens were killed or wounded during the ceremony.
“Our Embassy and Department of State will provide all necessary support to any U.S. citizens and their family members affected by this sad event,” the president said in the statement.