Most, but not all, Jewish-run shops and supermarkets have traditionally remained closed in Israel during the Sabbath, which runs from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. Pope tackles US-Jerusalem issue with Jordan’s KingThe number of open establishments varies according to the religious nature of the area. Shas and another ultra-Orthodox party have angered Israel’s secular Jewish majority by trying to limit Saturday trading and threatened to leave Netanyahu’s coalition, which could have caused it to collapse had the legislation failed. Netanyahu told his Likud faction in parliament on Monday that any vote against the legislation would be a vote of no-confidence in the government. At least one member of his own Likud party refused to vote for the motion and was threatened with expulsion.

Source: The Express Tribune January 09, 2018 07:11 UTC