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Ultra-Orthodox leaders demand meeting with police chief on train work

15 September 2016, 6:21 pm
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Ultra-Orthodox lawmakers are demanding a meeting with Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich in a bid to halt construction on Israeli train lines on Saturdays.

Health Minister Yaakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism), Interior Minister Aryeh Deri (Shas), and United Torah Judaism lawmaker Moshe Gafni pen a letter arguing that the maintenance work does not necessarily need to be done on the Jewish day of rest, while acknowledging that the work was limited and most workers fixing the lines are not Jewish.

Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri (right) speaks with United Torah Judaism leader MK Yaakov Litzman (left) during the opening session of the 20th Knesset, March 31, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri (right) speaks with United Torah Judaism leader MK Yaakov Litzman (left) during the opening session of the 20th Knesset, March 31, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

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