pilgrim

For most of the year, the city of 80,000 is sleepy and quiet.

Uman's mayor plans to use all legal options to block the city as pilgrims enter despite regulations.

Early reports described a nightmarish situation with Ukrainians running throughout the city armed with knives and clubs looking for Jews.

For others, the pilgrimage is a form of relief.

"I am pleased to announce that we are prepared to welcome the pilgrims to the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca," stated Khatib.

After Sukkot, the pilgrims will pay a solidarity visit to Israel’s border with Gaza, where they will hold a ceremony with community leaders from the Eshkol Region.

After Sukkot, the pilgrims will pay a solidarity visit to Israel’s border with Gaza, where they will hold a ceremony with community leaders from the Eshkol Region.

Out of a bus guarded by Israeli troops emerge Jewish pilgrims, on a visit to the ruins of a Byzantine-era synagogue entrusted to Palestinian security forces.

"We came here all the way from Chicago, ten thousand miles, hoping to see where Christ died and we were so disappointed," says upset tourist.