Gafni Comes Out In Support Of Investigation Into Meron Tragedy

In a surprise move, the head of the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party publicly backed the formation of an official state commission of inquiry into the April 30 disaster on Mount Meron, in which 45 people, including many children, were killed.

Moshe Gafni, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-standing allies, wrote a letter to the premier in which he outlined that the Knesset (Israel Parliament) Finance Committee which he chairs and which held a session Tuesday into the disaster, thought that the formation of an official inquiry, chaired by a Supreme Court Justice would be the “correct way to proceed.”

The Israel Police is still investigating the deadly crush – the worst civilian disaster in the country’s history – which occurred during the Lag Ba’Omer celebrations on the mountain. No arrests have yet been made following the tragedy.

Gafni also said he would chair further committee meetings on the matter “so we can offer solutions for the future so a case like this will not happen again,” reported The Times of Israel (TOI)

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{Matzav.com}