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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