Don’t Try to Reform Palestinian Politics. Instead Focus on the Palestinian Economy
Elections have been canceled. Now what?
May 3, 2021
Israel’s Response to the Mount Meron Tragedy Shows Its National Spirit
Even as there is plenty of blame to go around.
On Thursday night, a stampede left 45 people dead and many more injured at Mount Meron in the Galilee. They were among some 90,000 mostly ḥaredi pilgrims who gathered at the burial place of the 2nd-century sage Shimon bar Yoḥai for a traditional celebration of Lag ba-Omer. For several years, public-safety experts, government officials, and others have warned that the pilgrimages are dangerously overcrowded, and called for better regulation. Herb Keinon notes that there is much blame to go around, but finds in Israel’s response an inspiring patriotism:
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Israel’s Response to the Mount Meron Tragedy Shows Its National Spirit
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