After Bratslav Hasidim threaten to withdraw support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the premier tells leading rabbis he is working to find a solution to allow them to enter Ukraine and visit the pilgrimage site of Uman, Channel 12 reports.
Earlier, many arrivals to Ukraine were held at the airport in Kyiv, despite arriving prior to a Thursday midnight deadline to enter the country before it closes its borders to foreigners.
The prime minister tells the rabbis he is working to allow all those who’ve already arrived in Ukraine to enter the country, while also seeking solutions for more Hasidim to arrive.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on August 13, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Israeli health officials have strongly opposed the celebrations in Uman, concerned it will serve as a transmission hub for the coronavirus.
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