JERUSALEM – Israel’s simmering debate over Shabbat commerce reignited this week after Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur (Shas) slapped a NIS 280,000 fine on the Millennium Marketing kitchenware chain for operating a Herzliya branch on the Jewish day of rest. The ultra-Orthodox minister vowed to escalate enforcement, specifically targeting shops at the newly opened BIG Fashion […]
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