Egypt – The Israeli Counter-Terrorism Bureau on Tuesday warned all Israelis currently visiting Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to leave immediately, citing a concrete threat that terrorists were planning to kidnap Israeli nationals.
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“We call on all Israelis now in Sinai to leave at once and return to Israel,” said the warning. “Families of Israelis now in Sinai are requested to make contact and update them of this travel warning.”
The Counter-Terrorism Bureau had issued a travel advisory prior to the Passover holiday, warning Israeli citizens to avoid visiting Sinai. That warning did not refer to specific threats, but also mentioned the possibility of kidnappings.
Despite the warning, Israel’s Airports Authority recorded a 36 percent jump in the number of Israelis traveling to Sinai this Passover compared to last. Some 69,000 people passed through Israel’s southern border during the holiday.
Sinai was one of a number of places tagged with a travel advisory before Passover.
I thought that Jews are forbidden to return to Mitzrayim. Are they all non religious or just stupid? The latter has no cure.
Some of you might remember a few years back a warning from Israeli intelligance regarding a possible threat on Israelis visiting Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula before passover, over the passover perioud more Israelis then ever before visited the Sinai Peninsula and BAM there was a few suicide bombs, B”H only a few Israelis were hurt; but where do these secular Israelis have the courage to just ignore specific warnings? they dont even believe in god to save them in time of need!
(reply to #1 ) the sinai is not part of ancient egypt according to most poskim. (and besides there are plenty of shitos that say that today you are allowed to)
is the sinai halachacly mitzraim? Most probably not. In the torah its just referred to as “midbar sinai”, not mitzraim?
Sinai is not Mitzrayim!
its so pretty out there, but let everyone come home safely beh
We’ve been urged to rush out of Egypt before. Last time the bread didn’t have time to rise…..
Jews leave the Sinai! Blacks leave Wal-Mart!
they fight in the army with mortars just missing their heads and theyre going to be worried about a maybe attack when they r used to being attacked constantly
How can Sini be part of Egypt (that the Halachah is speaking about) if the Torah says the Jews left Egypt and entered Midbar Sini…
Been to har sinai. its beautiful there. and its not mitzraim its midbar sinai
49 days to leave Sinia
I”m full fledged frum , & as a bucher I asked Harav Fisher ztz”l if I”m allowed to visit the pyramids in Cairo , and said a definitive yes.(Me , my uncle, and my 2 cousins were there for 3 days and had the most amazing time visting all the historic sites, we even sang B”tzeis Yisroel Mimitzrayim while riding on a camal in Ramses.)
leave Sinai Immediately? last time it took 40 years
It must be cool to have a seder in Egypt. Imagine an outdoor seder there with a view of the pyramids in the background.
was there 3 times, its beautifull there
I am in dahab, Egypt as we speak, Thank g-d i read VIN even on vacation.
I did’nt know about any threat till I saw it here. I’m wondering if I should go around collecting the Israelis off the beaches.
I just grilled some mehadrin hot-dogs with a few ex-yeshiva boys on the beach.