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Travel ban fears spark UJIA rush to
bring Israeli youth leaders to the UK
The Jewish Chronicle
July 30, 2021
Young visitors are fronting activities for British
teens whose Israel tours have been cancelled.
Travel arrangements to the UK of 16 Israeli youth
leaders were expedited this week in anticipation of
a travel ban.
The new arrivals bring to 38 the number of Israeli
madrichim here to lead UJIA-backed programmes
for teenagers whose Israel tours have been
cancelled because of the pandemic.
UJIA told the JC that it had “worked very quickly to
make sure that the Israeli leaders still wanted to
come and are catered for appropriately while
here”.
Even if they were required to quarantine upon
their return to Israel, the leaders were “willing to
do so because of the impact they will achieve
providing a meaningful summer for young
people”.
