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Ongoing. On 30 April 2021, at about 00:45 IDT ( UTC+3 ), a deadly crowd crush occurred on Mount Meron, Israel, during the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer, at which it was estimated that 100,000 people were in attendance. Forty-five men and boys at the event were killed, and about 150 ...
Meron is most famous for the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, and is the site of annual mass public commemoration of Lag Ba'Omer. The association of Meron with the ancient Canaanite city of Merom or Maroma is generally accepted by archaeologists. According to Avraham Negev, by the Second Temple period, Merom was known as Meron.
i24NEWS is an 24-hour news television channel which was created by journalists and reporters from Israel. [1] It broadcasts in languages such as French, English, and Arabic. The English channel offers a weekly broadcast in Spanish, as well. The broadcast owner is Patrick Drahi, and the CEO is Frank Melloul.
This is a list of television channels available on digital terrestrial, satellite and cable systems in Israel.Channels shown in bright green are available free-to-air with Israel DTT service, called "Idan Plus".
Mount Meron ( Hebrew: הַר מֵירוֹן, Har Meron; Arabic: جبل الجرمق, Jabal al-Jarmaq) [1] is a mountain in the Upper Galilee region of Israel. It has special significance in Jewish religious tradition and parts of it have been declared a nature reserve. At 1,204 metres (3,950 ft) above sea level, Mount Meron is the highest peak ...
Kan 11 ( Hebrew: כאן 11 lit. 'Here 11') is an Israeli state-owned free-to-air television channel. Operated by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC), it launched on 15 May 2017, replacing Channel 1 after the closure of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. It is one of the six free-to-air channels in the country.
The Public Broadcasting Law, which ordered the establishment of the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation and the closure of the Broadcasting Authority, was passed on 29 July 2014. According to the new law, one quarter of the employees of the new body would come from the IBA and educational television. Section 7 of the law describes the corporation ...
The tomb of Shimon bar Yochai ( Hebrew: קבר רבי שמעון בר יוחאי ), or Kever Rashbi ( קבר רשב״י ), on Mount Meron is the traditional burial place of the 2nd-century Mishnaic rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. A place of pilgrimage since the late 15th century, [2] it is today the second-most-visited Jewish site in the world after ...