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Under pressure from the ultra-Orthodox, Netanyahu’s government took a step closer to installing a kosher electricity storage facility.
From our correspondent in Jerusalem, Danièle Kriegel
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Por who is not familiar with the Jewish laws on Kashrut (this is not reserved for simple food), the news may have come as a surprise: at a weekly meeting of the Netanyahu government, it was decided to finance a pilot project for the supply kosher electricity for the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, very close to Tel Aviv. Concretely, this means the installation of a storage center for electricity produced only during the working week and not during the Shabbat, which, for observant Jews, constitutes an unacceptable desecration of the sacrosanct day of rest.
To avoid breaking religious laws, observant Jews do not turn on lights or use any electrical appliances. From Friday evening until nightfall…