A year after a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage site in Israel killed 45 people and injured approximately 150 others, worshippers are gathering once again but under new restrictions. The tens of thousands of Jewish faithfuls are expected to arrive Wednesday May 18 for the annual pilgrimage to Mount Meron. To prevent another disaster, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet said the government has made a “considerable investment” in new safety measures. This includes a cap that limits the crowd at the pilgrimage site to 16,000 people at any given moment, and restrictions that require entry tickets to be acquired before...
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