Overview

• Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara struck down a government plan that would have shielded draft-age yeshiva students from arrest when traveling to Uman, calling it illegal and beyond ministers’ authority.
• Channel 12, citing senior Ukrainian officials, reported that pilgrims will not be allowed to enter Uman this year due to wartime security concerns, with additional reporting linking the stance to diplomatic friction with Israel.
• Rabbi Natan Ben Nun of the Breslover Union rejected reports of a ban, saying Ukrainian authorities finalized security arrangements and granted approvals, and he urged pilgrims to keep preparing.
• Ultra-Orthodox activists threatened mass protests at Ben Gurion Airport if flights proceed without protections for yeshiva students, with organizers warning that up to 20,000 people could gather.
• The shelved travel arrangement was tied to a 10 million shekel package for Moldova transit backed by Shas leader Aryeh Deri, which drew coalition dissent and opposition vows to challenge it in court.