Commentary — The real tragedy of Mount Meron | News, Sports, Jobs – Altoona MirrorMourning Meron victims: ‘I am the head of the family now’ – Ynetnews

First, let me state clearly, the loss of life was horrific: 45 men and boys killed in a stampede at a popular religious shrine in the north of Israel during a pilgrimage made annually by members of various ultra-Orthodox (“Haredi”) religious sects. Second, let me also state clearly that the tragedy was entirely preventable. The […]