Israel’s High Court of Justice upheld Saturday as the national day of rest. A three-justice panel on Monday rejected a petition arguing that Israel’s ban on routine Jewish labor from Friday night to Saturday night was unconstitutional because it clashes with the principle of freedom of employment.
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