Jerusalem Shabbat Buses Face Attacks By Religious Councilmembers
Channel: Daniel Rosehill
Date: 2023-08-23

An attempt to bring the first public transport on Shabbat to Israel’s highly polarised capital city of Jerusalem has already run into legal challenges after Deputy Mayor Arieh King (who today won the official endorsement of Itamar Ben Gvir’s “Jewish Might” party) decried the move and vowed to use legal mechanisms to attempt to force its ban. 

The push to run free minibuses on Shabbat by the secularist Hitorerut ("awakening") faction was seen as an attempt to drum up support among secular Jerusalem residents who are frustrated by religious coercion in the religious-majority capital. 

The minibus pilot held its first run last Shabbat and Hitorerut have said that demand for the service has already far exceeded their ability to supply seats. 

#jerusalem #religiouscoercion #localelections 

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