Each year on Lag B’omer, over 250,000 people converge on the sleepy town of Meron in northern Israel. What is it that attracts so many people to Meron?
In a vile display of abject hatred, Twitter users rejoiced over the deaths of 45 innocent victims at Meron, which the social media giant permitted on its platform.
With many still grappling with the sheer magnitude of the tragedy in Meron last week on Lag b'Omer, here are some answers as to why the event was so crowded.
Thousands pour their hearts out at the Western Wall in Jerusalem following the tragedy that claimed 45 lives and left many more injured, some critically.
'Our hearts go out to the families, out of responsibility, solidarity and out of a belief in human equality, a refreshment station and water for the evacuees from Mount Meron.'
'I would like to declare Sunday as a day of national mourning. Let us all join in the grief of the families and pray for the wellbeing of the injured,' Netanyahu stated.
Emergency rescue workers struggled to save lives when dozens died and hundreds were injured during the annual Lag b'Omer festivities in the northern Israeli town.
There is nothing like the celebration of Lag b'Omer in Israel, as large bonfires are lit, people sing and dance and music is blasted until late into the evening.
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