I’m an Israeli first responder. The Meron disaster taught me the importance of mental health
It’s been a year since one of the most harrowing civilian tragedies ever experienced in Israel — the stampede and subsequent “crush” on Mount Meron that killed 45 people celebrating Lag B’Omer. I was standing near the medical clinic of United Hatzalah on Mount Meron as the crush developed. As people attempted to exit one…