A quarter-million Israelis are expected to attend annual Lag B’Omer celebrations at a sage’s tomb. Police deployed Thursday around Mount Meron, resting place of Roman-era mystic Shimon Bar Yochai, in anticipation of all-night bonfires at the site.
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