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Minister says Meron recommendations to be implemented by May pilgrimage
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
The findings of a multi-year probe into the 2021 Mount Meron disaster will be implemented ahead of the Lag B’Omer pilgrimage in May, Jerusalem Affairs Minister Meir Porush’s office announces, following the publication of the state commission of inquiry’s report into the deadly crush.
“We are currently studying the committee’s recommendations and are preparing to begin the process of implementing them immediately,” says a spokesman for the senior United Torah Judaism lawmaker, who is tasked with overseeing the annual Jewish pilgrimage.
“We will work to incorporate the relevant recommendations into the outline of the celebration that was drawn up for this year’s Lag B’Omer,” he adds, while appearing to indicate that changes to the budget will be needed to do so.
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