Meron Tragedy Commission to Reconvene Next Week

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An aerial view of the kever of Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron. (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)

The state commission of inquiry on the Meron disaster is set to reconvene next Thursday.

The state investigation on the gathering in Meron last Lag BaOmer, which resulted in one of the worst civilian disasters ever to take place in Israel, was first convened in July.

The response to the disaster has been marred by political disputes and recriminations. The former coalition resisted forming a state commission of inquiry into the affair, but the current government did so.

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