Archiv: Mount Meron disaster 30-04-2021


23.06.2021 - 11:19 [ Haaretz ]

Israel Is Dealing With Mount Meron. Now Investigate the Submarine Affair

(21.06.2021)

This isn’t the first time Gantz has tried to launch an inquiry into the submarines affair. In November, he appointed a governmental inquiry committee headed by retired Judge Amnon Straschnov. But Mendelblit ordered that panel to hold off on starting work because he said its mandate would overlap with the criminal investigation. Moreover, Straschnov resigned after less than a month after concluding that the committee’s work would be pointless due to limitations to its authority. Nevertheless, it’s impossible not to attribute the dissolution of this committee to the fact that Netanyahu and his power structure controlled Israel at the time.

02.05.2021 - 19:22 [ Haaretz ]

These Are the 45 Victims of Israel‘s Lag Ba‘omer Stampede

5 people were killed and 150 injured in the stampede at Mount Meron, with many funerals taking place Friday afternoon and Saturday evening

30.04.2021 - 19:48 [ Ynetnews.com ]

AG launches probe into police conduct at Meron as local chief takes blame

„The Police Department for Internal Investigations will begin reviewing the events to see if there is any criminal culpability on the part of members of the police in the disaster,“ a spokesperson for Mandelblit said, adding that the police were instructed not to interview any of their members.

30.04.2021 - 19:47 [ Insider Paper / Twitter ]

.. Moments before the incident that killed 44 at Mount Meron, Israel

30.04.2021 - 19:05 [ Al Jazeera English / Youtube ]

Israel’s Netanyahu booed by bereaved protesters at stampede site

Calls are growing for a public inquiry in Israel, after the country‘s largest gathering since the start of the pandemic ended in tragedy.
At least 44 people were killed in a stampede at a religious festival at Mount Meron, where tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered on Thursday night.

30.04.2021 - 18:59 [ Louis Fishman / Twitter ]

The investigation will focus on one exit the police closed for some reason, just as people were trying to push out. Despite what seems like no organization, there were separate entrances/exit. And, one exit despite the panic was blocked as people tried desperately to get out.

30.04.2021 - 18:55 [ Haaretz ]

Israel Police Reject Criticism Over Deadly Lag Ba‘Omer Stampede

The police opened a preliminary investigation into the deadly event as they face criticism for their decision to block one of the passages on the site.

„The event is under investigation, but it‘s worth noting that this year, there are fewer people on the mountain than in previous years.“

30.04.2021 - 05:52 [ ZDF ]

Israel: Dutzende Tote nach Massenpanik

Die Behörden hatten die Teilnehmerzahl der Wallfahrt auf 10.000 Pilger beschränkt, nach Angaben der Organisatoren reisten aber mindestens 30.000 Gläubige aus ganz Israel an.

30.04.2021 - 05:42 [ Haaretz ]

At Least 44 Killed at Overcrowded Lag Ba‘Omer Event in Northern Israel

„It happened in a split second; people just fell, trampling each other. It was a disaster,“ another witnesses said. Two different witnesses told Haaretz that a police barricade prevented people from exiting and caused overcrowding.

Police evacuated the tens of thousands of people from Mount Meron via the parking lots and several stations after closing the main entrance to the site to restrict movement.