Israeli National Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa said he would challenge a decision by Israel’s High Court of Justice to allow an oversized turbine to be moved over the Jewish Sabbath. Police have said that the turbine should be moved during Shabbat because highway lanes would have to be closed.
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