Published: 28 August 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Ukraine bans foreigners through September, foiling Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage (Times of Israel)
Ukrainian PM also signals Kyiv will ban mass gatherings in Uman during Jewish new year, after Israeli officials warned festivities could result in a COVID-19 outbreak
Netanyahu’s Coalition whip blasts coronavirus czar over Ukraine pilgrimage (Haaretz)
Professor Gamzu says Chasidic pilgrimage should be barred amid the pandemic, while Miki Zohar of Likud says he is violating religious freedom
Israeli ultra-Orthodox cry persecution over Ukraine's ban on pilgrimage (Al-Monitor)
The ultra-Orthodox community has united behind a small, unpopular sect after Ukraine forbade this year's traditional pilgrimage.
Gamzu to ‘Post’: Coronavirus plagued by politicians’ illogical decisions (Jerusalem Post)
“There is something about this corona that makes a lot of people lose judgement,” coronavirus commissioner Prof. Ronni Gamzu told the Post.
Photo: Uman 2017 (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
