Uman is a town in central Ukraine, on the banks of the Umanka river.
During the recent decades, the town has become known for the burial place of the 19th century rabbi Nachman of Breslov , founder of the jewish chassidic Breslov movement.
rabbi Nachman's gravesite in Uman *
pilgrims praying at Umanka river *
Since we've been flagged as a 'red' country, the coronavirus czar has attempted to stop this year's Rosh Hashana (sept.18) pilgrimage, warning that it presents serious danger to both Ukraine and Israel. So far, his appeal has only partial success , because of political interference (or non-interference, it depends on who and how one looks at it).
single chassid praying by the Umanka river*
celebrations at the rabbi's tomb . Israel gets poorer.
Our PM is re-elected with the help of the many thousands of pilgrims' votes, and as a reward, he bestows upon their political parties in the coalition, very generous budgets and rights.
I'm afraid, that even with another PM and a new coalition , there'll be no way of going back. If you touch these budgets and rights, you might get blood on the streets.
My conclusion - it's the numbers that count. Demography, not Democracy, is the key to all.
If you ignore demography (in Israel, the orthodox jews, and the arabs are the ones with large families, and their locations - corona red zones), you might find yourself without a country. . Coronavirus pandemic is not all bad, as it's an eye- opener.
* web pictures