Most Israeli Jews back public buses on Shabbat and egalitarian prayer at Kotel
(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP)
A majority of Israeli Jews want businesses to be permitted to open and public transportation to run on Shabbat, but do not prioritize these issues when they vote, according to a new study.
Fully 60 percent of Israeli Jews believe public transportation should be allowed on Shabbat throughout Israel, except in areas where observant Jews are a majority, the latest survey of Israelis by the Israel Democracy Institute has found.
The same number, 60%, also support opening supermarkets in areas where non-observant Jews are the majority.
Public buses and trains do not run in Israel from Friday night to Saturday night, in keeping with the Shabbat observance laws of Orthodox Judaism. Left-wing and secular activists have long chafed against the shuttering of public transportation, saying it disproportionately affects the poor, denying opportunities for weekend travel to families that do not own cars.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/most-israeli-jews-back-public-buses-on-shabbat-and-egalitarian-prayer-at-kotel/