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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Flouting ban on gatherings, hundreds take part in Lag B’Omer event in Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews took part in a Lag B’Omer event today in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood, despite a ban on large gatherings over the holiday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Quoting unnamed eye witnesses, Channel 12 news says no cops were present and the event ended without any police intervention.
The network puts turnout at around 2,000.
Hundreds of people also crowded Mea Shearim last night to celebrate Lag B’Omer in violation of the emergency ordinances put in place over the holiday.
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