Israel’s High Court of Justice has ordered Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to show cause why he will not permit Delta Airlines, one of the largest U.S. carriers, to continue flights to Israel on the Sabbath.
The order Thursday was directed to Shamir in his official capacity as minister of labor and welfare. De facto control of the ministry is in the hands of Knesset member Menachem Porush of the Orthodox Agudat Yisrael party.
The issue is an attempt by the ministry to further reduce the number of airport employees permitted to work at Ben-Gurion Airport on Saturdays.
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