The coalition crisis sparked by state-sanctioned work on the Jewish Sabbath has been averted, with Netanyahu reaching a series of compromise deals with the heads of the ultra-Orthodox parties.
According to the agreements, a law to preserve the status quo of not working on Shabbat will be passed, but mini-markets in Tel Aviv will allowed to remain open, and Saturday Premier League soccer games will also allowed to take place.
Netanyahu, United Torah Judaism chairman Yaakov Litzman and Shas chairman Aryeh Deri also agreed to back a proposal by Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz that would take several considerations — including Jewish identity — into account when ordering maintenance work on rail lines.
Earlier today, Netanyahu was forced to cancel the weekly meeting of coalition party leaders after Litzman resigned his position as Health Minister and Deri skipped a cabinet meeting in protest of state-sanctioned work on Shabbat.
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