A year after the Meron disaster
: The police are preparing for the celebration in Meron, in which about 8,000 police officers will secure the place and promise - "this year the rules are different."
At the top of the list of priorities, the police are preparing to regulate the number of people who will come to the event in light of the painful experience from last year's revelry in which over forty people were crushed to death.
The commander of the Northern District, Superintendent Shimon Lavi, said of the preparations for the event that: "We are in a significant operational effort together with all government ministries and emergency authorities to complete the preparations and allow the general public to attend the celebration. "Also with the restriction of entry to the mountain of 16,000 people every four hours and a change in the traffic arrangements. I am convinced that the majority of the public will obey the rules."
Police say that if people did not descend at the end of 4 hours, it would hurt the other people who would want to ascend the mountain legally.
"We expect mutual guarantee in this matter. Civil discipline is important," Lavi said.
"Those who do not have a ticket have nothing to get to Meron. Those who intend to come to harm and sabotage - will encounter a difficult hand. I ask the public to obey the instructions and be updated on traffic and arrival arrangements."
To enable the turnover of people, the producers of the event will distribute bracelets to the participants by the hour.
At all times, there will be a bracelet of a certain color through which the forces are known instead of who does not go out on time.
At the same time, the police are setting up parking lots to regulate public transportation so that everyone can get to the mountain complex on time.
Estimates - Extremists will try to disrupt the event
In addition, in recent days the police have been following and being exposed to intelligence about the intentions of extremist groups, who do not accept the new outline, to disrupt the incident.
For example, this week, infrastructure at the scene of the incident was destroyed by unknown individuals and suspects were arrested with intent to disrupt the revelry.
"We are doing everything to make the event safe for the public. We are working in collaboration with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the projector. This year the rules are different," promised Lavi.
"I am convinced that the public will abide by the rules. We are aware of the discourse and exposed to intelligence about the intention of certain groups to disrupt the order and disrupt the event. Any such attempt harms the general public. We expect mutual guarantee. the arrival.
Lag B'Omer celebrations - without bonfires
As another part of the precautions being taken ahead of the incident, police are making it clear that they will not allow bonfires to be held around the mountain.
Lt. Col. Ran Levy, a Lt. Col. officer from the Northern District, explains: "We will not allow bonfires around the mountain. There is one lighting that will take place on the mountain.
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