Israeli officials had a plan to prevent tragedy at Mt. Meron. It was ignored
4 May, 2021 10:02 PM
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A vigil in Tel Aviv on Sunday in memory of the 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in the stampede. Photo / AP
A vigil in Tel Aviv on Sunday in memory of the 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in the stampede. Photo / AP
New York Times
By: Patrick Kingsley and Isabel Kershner
Years of negligence preceded the stampede that killed 45 people. But patchwork religious oversight and the state's reluctance to intervene sunk efforts to bring order to the site.
A week before the annual Jewish pilgrimage