A heated debate erupted Monday during a session of the Knesset Finance Committee focused on funding and security arrangements for the upcoming hilulah of Rav Shimon bar Yochai in Meron.
The session turned chaotic when MK Naama Lazimi, a member of the opposition, clashed with chareidi representatives over the decision to divert trains to accommodate the tens of thousands traveling to Meron for Lag BaOmer.
Lazimi criticized the rerouting of train service to Karmiel, claiming it disrupted regular public transportation in favor of what she described as a “gang of draft dodgers and looters” heading to the pilgrimage. Her remarks sparked outrage in the room.
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