Israel’s Tourism Ministry ordered that the tourism information desk at Ben-Gurion Airport be closed on the Sabbath and holidays. Tourism Minister Yitzhak Levy of the National Religious Party said the desk was violating Sabbath laws, Israel Radio reported.
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