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Topic: religious coercion

December 11, 2012
10:40 pm

An Office Depot branch (photo credit: CC-BY Lizsummers/Wikimedia commons)

Office Depot’s Israeli branches to close on Shabbat

US offices approve move by new ultra-Orthodox owners

September 23, 2012
2:33 am

Israelis light candles in the shape of a clock during a protest against the government decision to return to winter clock more than a month ahead of Europe and the US in Tel Aviv, Saturday, September 22, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Dan Balilty)

In Israel, time change unleashes culture clash

Many believe the early end to daylight savings time, meant to make it easier to fast on Yom Kippur, unnecessarily disrupts life

By Josef Federman

September 9, 2012
2:13 pm

Bike rental controversy reawakens issues of religion and government in Israel

It is time to put an end to religious coercion in Israel, and to restore a Judaism where everyone is free to exercise their most basic human and Jewish right – choice

By Dov Lipman