Carmel Fire Report: Yishai Turning to Court
Minister of Interior will ask High Court to rule against Comptroller report blaming him for Carmel blaze.
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News and updates about Carmel Fire
Fighting Fire with… Goats?
Climate Change & Forest Fires conference hears novel ideas for prevention of forest fires.
Comptroller Report May Shake Up Netanyahu Gov’t
A Comptroller-Ombudsman’s report urges that two senior ministers resign because of the Carmel fire disaster that killed 44 people in 2010.
OU ‘Torah Club’ Youth Mark Carmel Fire Disaster
Israeli youth in OU “D’Oraita [Torah] Clubs marked the Carmel fire disaster by learning that putting out fires “is not so simple.”
'Excessive Praise' for Netanyahu at Fire Memorial
Press, politicians take aim at Netanyahu over paean delivered by emcee of Carmel ceremony.
Make Carmel Fire Ceremony a State Ceremony
Netanyahu asked to recognize the annual memorial for Carmel fire victims as a state ceremony.
Some Bereaved Families Boycott Carmel Yahrzeit
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior to take part in ceremony. A memorial monument will be unveiled.
Carmel Fire Case Closed Without Charges
Prosecutors have closed the Carmel fire case -- involving 44 deaths -- without filing charges saying there is 'insufficient evidence.'
Teens Who Started Carmel Fire May Not be Charged
Two teens from the Druze village of Isfiya who are suspected of starting last year's Carmel forest fire may not be charged.
Son Born to Carmel Fire Victim
The widow of a Prison Services officer killed in the Carmel fire has given birth to a son.
New Fire Fighting Planes Arrive
The first squad of new firefighting planes since the Carmel forest fire catastrophe last year arrives Wednesday as the dry summer nears.
Rare Video Inside Carmel Inferno
Knesset TV exposed a rare video taken from within a bus caught in the deadly Carmel inferno last year ‘Don’t tell me to relax. I am afraid.”
Ahuva Tomer 'Woman of Courage'
The U.S. has honored police chief Ahuva Tomer, who perished in the Carmel fire, with a “Women of Courage Award” nomination.
Students ‘Plant’ $18,000 for JNF
Thirty eighth-graders returned to the US Sunday after donating to the Jewish National Fund $18,000 they raised following the Carmel fire disaster.
Tender for Aerial Fire-Fighting
Private companies will supply fire fighting planes to the military in the first stage of a stepped up program to fight forest fires.
Israel Even on Yishai Resigning
New poll shows that 47% of Israelis believe that Interior Minister Eli Yishai should resign over the Carmel fire disaster, while 43% do not.
INN TV Visits Yemin Orde
INN TV visits the Yemin Orde youth village amidst rehabilitation efforts from the Carmel wildfire which badly damaged it.
Does Israel Need a Supertanker?
Special evening symposium in memory of one of the Carmel fire victims takes place in Jerusalem.
Yishai Booted from Ceremony
Minister of Interior escorted out by Chief Rabbi after verbal attack spearheaded by anti-religious bereaved relative of a victim.
Hope Born Out of Disaster
The third child of widows of the Carmel fire was born Wednesday to Olga Ochana, whose two-year-old girl had earlier said, “Dad has a future.”
Carmel Begins Its Rebirth
A photo essay shows the first drops of green (and other colors) in the black-and-gray aftermath of the fire.
Cabinet Approves Carmel Plan
Israel’s Cabinet approves a new financial plan to upgrade the infrastructures damaged in the Carmel wildfire.
Girl Born to Deceased Fireman
Ten days after firefighter Danny Hayat died of his wounds from the Carmel fire, his widow Hofit gave birth to a healthy girl.
JFNA to Give Fire Aid
Jewish Federations of North America continue their efforts to assist the rehabilitation efforts in the Carmel following the great fire.
Carmel Fire Inquiry Nixed
NU joins coalition MKs in State Control Committee vote rejecting official inquiry into disaster.
Thousands at Fireman's Funeral
Netanyahu announces firefighters' families will receive rights similar to those of fallen IDF soldiers.
Carmel Firefighter Dies of Wound
The Carmel fire disaster claimed its 44th victim, firefighter Danny Hayat, the third fireman to have succumbed to wounds suffered in the blaze.
Honoring Carmel Fire Heroes
Three fallen Carmel fire heroes will be granted status of IDF war casualties; parents of another will be allowed to move to Israel from Ukraine.
Arab Arson Wave Coverup
Israel's police, fire brigades and press decided to hush up arson offensive, a lone journalist reports.
PA Firefighters 'Slighted'
MK Tibi, one of Israel's cleverest detractors, may have pulled another fast one on the Jewish state.
Site to Answer Fire Queries
A new government website aims to answer questions about the Carmel fire and the government's response.
Carmel: Ambassadors Plant Trees
The ambassadors of countries that aided Israel with Carmel blaze planted first seedlings of renewal and spoke of solidarity.
Will Carmel Forest Renew Itself?
INNTV visits the Carmel forest a week after the wildfire and speaks with JNF officials about its plans to renew the area.
Israel and Turkey Heal Wounds?
Israel and Turkey are working on ways to end the chilliness between the two governments. But obstacles to reaching a full healing still remain.
Gov't Cuts Carmel Red Tape
Actions to rehabilitate and assist citizens who were hurt in the Carmel fire are exempted from tenders.
PA ‘Disgrace’ to Help Israel
Abbas won headlines for helping Israel to fight the Carmel blaze, but a PA poll reveals most Arabs say it was a” disgrace” to assist Israel.
Carmel Fire Claims 43rd Victim
Nine days after the Carmel fire broke out, an Israel Prison Service cadet died today of his injuries: Jalal Bisan of the Arab village Kfar Jat.
Fire Damage Estimated at 120 Mil
Property damage from the Carmel fire is estimated at 120 million, fear that approaching storm will cause flooding, erosion. PM to expedite aid.
Beit Oren Residents Speak Out
INN TV visits the Carmel region following last week’s devastating fire.
Students Help Beit Oren
Students from Herzliya travel to the north to help rebuild the kindergartens in Beit Oren following the fire.
