The Mount Meron disaster

A year after the disaster: This is what the evening of rejoicing on Mount Meron will look like tonight

In marking the Rashbi, Lag B'Omer will be celebrated under an occupancy limit, in order to prevent the recurrence of the disaster in which 45 people were killed.

8,000 police officers will secure the incident, and police will use a new emergency detection system.

Those who want to get to the complex will have to equip themselves in advance with a suitable ticket and arrive by public transport only

Eli Ashkenazi Vicky Adamkar

19/05/2022

Thursday, 19 May 2022, 06:45

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In the video: the resigning Minister of Religions Kahana and the commander of the Northern District on a preparatory tour for the celebration in Meron (Photo: Shlomi Gabay)

Israel will celebrate Lag B'Omer tonight (Wednesday), and on Mount Meron the police are preparing with increased forces for the celebration of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai to be held to mark his grave. This, exactly one year after the worst civil disaster in the country's history, 45 men and children perished This

year the road was blocked and fires will not be allowed in the entire compound and in the nearby forests, except for one fire that was approved in advance. As a lesson from last year, it was decided to limit the number of participants to 16,000 at any given time.

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An electronic system that detects density.

The scene of the disaster last year (Photo: Flash 90, David Cohen)

Those celebrating this year at the Meron revelry will be able to enter the mountain only with a pre-purchased ticket.

According to data from the information headquarters, the number of tickets sold stands at 113,111,000 people, and the opening signal will be given tomorrow at 6 a.m. with the arrival of the first celebrants by Friday at the beginning of Shabbat.

About 18,000 of the tickets were given in a concentrated manner to communities and Hasidim, and 2,400 of them were given to the residents of Mount Meron.

The number of tickets sold is significantly smaller than the number of celebrants each year, which ranges from 300 to 200,000 people.

The main pressure of the masses arriving is expected on Wednesday at 22:00 at night, when the car parks will be opened for private vehicles, and on Thursdays and Fridays a significant decrease in the number of celebrants in the locality is expected.

Police and ushers began the work of evacuating those staying on the mountain tonight, and it is estimated that these are a few thousand.

The amount of tickets is significantly smaller than usual.

The bodies of the victims of the Mount Meron disaster (Photo: Reuters, Yishai Yerushalmi / in rooms)

Organizers on behalf of the event producer will distribute bracelets to visitors to the site in order to track the time of entry.

Getting there will only be possible by public transport, and buses will be available from the morning.

A person arriving without the travel ticket issued by the Ministry of Transport will not be allowed to enter.

About 8,000 police officers will be deployed to mark the Rashbi tomb and secure the celebration tonight. Helicopters, skimmers, ATVs and SUVs will be operated in the compound and the police will also use motorcycles and cavalry. The police are preparing to deal with disturbances that may be caused by extremist groups. , A means that allows telephone contact even in cases of network collapse.

The greatest civil catastrophe in the history of Israel.

The scene of the disaster on Mount Meron last year (Photo: Flash 90, David Cohen)

In addition, the police will make use of a new electronic system that is supposed to monitor the crowd and detect urgency.

The system includes an extensive array of cameras and skimmers with analytical capability.

It can produce heat maps to monitor density and anomalies, such as crowds, crushed crowds and crowd runs.

It can also build an emergency alert and prediction mechanism.

The disaster last year occurred in the "lighting compound" of the Toldot Aharon storks, on the Dov Bridge.

Since then, the bridge has been demolished and the illegal buildings in the compound have been demolished.

Following the severe disaster, the government announced the establishment of a state commission of inquiry, headed by retired Supreme Court President Miriam Naor.

Since then, Naor has passed away and has been replaced by retired judge Deborah Berliner.

To date, the committee has issued interim conclusions, and police have announced that it is acting in accordance with them.

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