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0 shares The shock of Friday’s catastrophe at Mount Meron is still raw. The graves of the victims, including the children killed in the crush, are still fresh. Yet the debate over what it all means for the country and for Haredi society has only begun. A few overpowering facts, not least that nearly all the victims were Haredi, are driving an unusual new introspection, and leading the major media outlets of the community to turn against one of its characteristic traits: its longstanding and much-criticized “autonomy” from the Israeli state. Haredi Israelis are simultaneously part ...

11 shares Rescue forces and police at the scene after a mass fatality scene during the celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer on Mount Meron, in northern Israel on April 30, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90) A forum of former Israel Police chiefs on Sunday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a state commission of inquiry into the Mount Meron disaster last week that saw 45 people crushed to death at a religious festival. In a letter to the prime minister, the Retired Police Commissioners and Major General’s Forum said only a thorough investigation examining the role of ...

Ultra-Orthodox media figures are calling for a commission of inquiry, and lashing the state for letting their community endanger itself

Updated: Apr 30 2021, 18:27 ET Invalid Date, TWO pairs of young brothers were among the 45 victims of the devastating Lag B'Omer festival stampede as panicked crowds funnelled into a tiny "death trap" tunnel. The disaster unfolded in Meron, Israel, shortly after midnight as Jewish worshippers were left gasping for air and others were crushed to death, with funerals already underway for victims. 20 Mourners carry the body of Shragee Gestetner, a Canadian singer who died during Lag BaOmer celebrationsCredit: AP 20 20 20 20 20 20 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish mourners carry the body of a victim during ...