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Netanyahu speaks to Zelensky over Uman pilgrimage tensions
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Left: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the US Congress in Washington, DC on December 21, 2022; Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents the new government to parliament at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP; Amir Cohen/Pool/AFP)
Amid tensions over the upcoming Uman pilgrimage and Israeli ties with Russia, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak by phone.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, they discuss Israeli aid to Ukraine, and the civil alert system Israel is building for Ukraine.
Netanyahu also brings up the importance of ensuring that Jewish worshippers heading to Uman can reach the city, despite official Israeli travel warnings against going to the country during the ongoing war.
