Israeli Cabinet minister Michael Melchior plans to propose giving Israelis a day off on Sundays as well as Saturdays. The proposal, aimed at reducing tensions between religious and secular Jews, would enable Israelis to avoid doing shopping and other weekend chores on the Jewish Sabbath.
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