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Meretz petitions High Court over TA Shabbat buses

APRIL 4, 2012 11:28

Members of left-wing party Meretz petitioned the High Court of Justice on Wednesday morning, asking the court to order the Transport Ministry to allow public transport on Shabbat in Tel Aviv.

In February, the Tel Aviv Municipal Council approved a resolution to ask the Transport Ministry for permission to operate public transport on Shabbat.

Meretz Councilwoman Tamar Zandberg proposed the motion in conjunction with the secularist Be Free Israel organization, and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai also supported it.

However, hours after the motion passed, Transport Minister Yisrael Katz rejected it outright, saying he had no intention of violating the status quo.

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