Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid holds a meeting at the Knesset on the state of the investigation into the 2021 Mount Meron disaster, an inquiry into which is ongoing. The committee presented its interim findings to Lapid in October.
The Lag B’Omer crush at the grave of second-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in April last year left 45 people dead and more than 150 injured.
Lapid says the government’s “first commitment is to keeping people safe while allowing freedom of worship.”
“I call on the next government to complete legislation recommended by the Meron committee. Some things are above politics.”
The panel recommended a variety of steps to centralize the event’s management moving forward, including the appointment of a government minister with relevant background to oversee the event’s planning and execution.
It also emphasized the importance of enlarging the space which hosts the festivities.
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