Netanyahu's government faces upheaval after he tried to discourage Ukraine travel by saying: 'God has not always protected us in Europe.'
JERUSALEM, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government faces a possible internal revolt after he offended his religious allies by making the remark that “God has not always protected us in Europe.”
The remark came in the context of the Israeli government trying to discourage Jewish religious pilgrims from traveling to the town of Uman, in Ukraine, where the chassidic legend,Chassidic Jews make the annual pilgrimage to Uman around the time of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, to pray and to enjoy revelry — not all of which is of a strictly religious sort. The pilgrimage is also an economic boon to Ukraine.
The prime minister, addressing those contemplating a pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah, sought to emphasize the potential dangers of the journey. “Israeli citizens traveling to Ukraine must take personal responsibility. There are no safeguards there,” he stated. The controversial part of his remarks followed, “Historically, God hasn’t always shielded us, especially in Europe and Ukraine.
Netanyahu’s coalition controls 64 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, but he relies on the support of religious parties for that majority. The crisis will encourage his liberal opponents to hope that they can topple the government and force new elections — ironically, not because of contentious issues like judicial reform, but because of a religious dispute.
Though he is often deferential to religious parties, Netanyahu himself is known to maintain a secular lifestyle.on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET . He is the author of the new biography,
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