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Words of ignorance’: Netanyahu blasted for saying ‘God hasn’t always protected us’
Ultra-Orthodox MK criticized
the prime minister for his “words of ignorance” while warning Jews not
to visit Ukraine for Rosh Hashana.
By World Israel News Staff
In the lead-up to the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman,
Ukraine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged potential pilgrims to
rethink the trip by reminding them that Jews were not always protected
there.
“Israeli citizens traveling to Ukraine must be personally
responsible. There are no safeguards there,” he said, before adding,
“From a historical perspective, God hasn’t consistently protected us,
especially in Europe and Ukraine.”
His remarks ignited a flurry of reactions from religious factions in
Israel. The Shas party responded fervently, affirming that God has
eternally safeguarded the Jewish populace, a protection they believe is
contingent upon adherence to the faith and the commandments of the
Torah.
United Torah Judaism MK Yisrael Eichler sternly opposed Netanyahu’s
perspective, branding it as “words of ignorance.” Eichler underscored
the divine protection accorded to Jews globally, emphasizing that that
divine intervention, not Zionist efforts, prevented further tragedy
during the Holocaust and shielded Israel in its formative years. He
acknowledged the continued divine protection attributing the survival of
the Jewish people to “the miracles of Hashem, the God of Israel.”
The pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman of Breslov’s grave remains a focal
point in the Jewish spiritual year for followers of the Breslov Hassidic
sect.
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