Fervently Orthodox parties in Israel expressed disappointment after Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that large parts of an electrical generator could be transported on the Jewish Sabbath. But a representative of the Shas Party said it was unlikely that Shas would leave Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s coalition over Wednesday’s ruling.
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