Enough with this shallow discussion between devout secular and devout religious. The need to respect the Shabbos is not a favor we are doing for Mea Shearim or Bnei Braq.
-- Justice Minister Tzippi Livni
Livni said this when referring to Gideon Saar's decision to not allow most Tel Aviv markets to open on Shabbos. Livni also said that she is going to strongly promote Silvan Shalom's solution turning Sundays into a weekend. Livni said she supports turning Sunday into a long weekend, so that Sunday will be the day people have available for tiyulim, for shopping, for restaurants, entertainment, etc. Doing so, Livni said, will protect with the symbolism of Shabbos and will protest the special nature of Shabbos and the holidays, which also have social values. It will allow a date a day of rest on which everything is open
source: NRG and Ladaat
fabulous! and I thought Shalom's proposal was basically dead in the water for a long time already!
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