Reporters Notebook: Israel’s northern border amid peace and war
The road to Arab al-Aramshe on Israel’s northern border consists of a series of vertigo-inducing switchbacks. This is…
Meron rabbi arrested over serious sex-crime allegations
Rabbi Yosef Shoveli, 54, of Meron, was arrested overnight Thursday on suspicion of serious sex offenses following a…
Haredi masses breach Meron, flouting wartime Lag B’Omer restrictions
Masses of ultra-Orthodox worshipers crowded onto Mount Meron on Monday night to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag…
Police disperse hundreds of civilians from Mount Meron during Lag Ba’omer
Israel Police disperse hundreds of civilians who entered Mount Meron on Monday, on the eve of Lag Ba’omer, in…
Police brace for unrest at Meron after drastic cutbacks to Lag B’Omer revelry
Police were gearing up for potential clashes with ultra-Orthodox pilgrims expected to try to ascend Mount Meron, after…
Israel’s Home Front Command cancels Lag Ba’omer Meron pilgrimage
Israel’s annual Lag Ba’omer pilgrimage at Mount Meron will not take place as originally planned, Israel Police announced…
Israel restores some restrictions in north amid Hezbollah fire, nixes major pilgrimage
Israel reimposed some gathering restrictions Sunday in the north, including the cancellation of a mass pilgrimage planned for…
Israel restores some restrictions in north amid Hezbollah fire, nixes major pilgrimage
Israel reimposed some gathering restrictions Sunday in the north, including the cancellation of a mass pilgrimage planned for…