down and really get things done? i think there is a bit of claiming more ground than they really can control. ultimately, it s individuals that power an economy but governments with vision do foster hard work, innovation and prosperity. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. authorities in israel called an early close to a religious bonfire festival on thursday after dozens of ultra 0rthodox jews rampaged against crowd control measures. 0rganisers wanted to prevent a repeat of a crush that killed 45 people last year. mark lobel has more. chaos where thousands came to celebrate. a year after one of israel s worst civilian disasters, and now this. dissidents, in response to safety standards being sharpened up by organisers and police, culminating in the
Next weekend is the Festival of the Bonfires, which is a multi-day celebration before the Christmas Eve bonfires are lit to help Papa Noel find his way.
At least 40 killed, over 100 injured in stampede at religious bonfire festival in Israel
Dozens of people died in a stampede at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday. Thousands of Orthodox Jews had gathered at the Mount Meron tomb of a sage for annual Lag B Omer commemorations when the disaster occurred.
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UPDATED: April 30, 2021 10:39 IST
Dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday. (Photo: Reuters)
Dozens of people were crushed to death in a crowd at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a heavy disaster .
44 killed in stampede at Israeli religious festival
44 killed in stampede at Israeli religious festival
Witnesses said people were asphyxiated or trampled in a passageway, some going unnoticed until the PA system sounded an appeal to disperse. Medics and rescue workers attend to the Lag B Omer event in Mount Meron, northern Israel, where fatalities were reported among the thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered. (Photo: Reuters)
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Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 10:08 AM IST
At least 44 people were killed in a stampede at a religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a heavy disaster .
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had thronged to the Galilee tomb of 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai for annual Lag B Omer commemorations that include all-night prayer, mystical songs and dance.