Municipal Inspectors Shut Down Shabbat Coffee Cart Set up After Cafe Basimta Ends Saturday Service
The operator said the move was made to lower tensions after nine straight Saturday protests and a reported vandalism attempt.
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Editorial | The closure of a Jerusalem cafe open on Shabbat is another step into the dark
Cafe Basimta's Saturday closure is a warning: Netanyahu's years in power have emboldened Haredi autonomy, deepened Jerusalem's culture war, and fueled ignorance, racism and misogyny
Jerusalem cafe bows to Haredi protests, will no longer open on Shabbat
(JTA) — Cafe Basimta, the Jerusalem coffee shop that became a flashpoint in the city’s long-running dispute over Shabbat observance, will stop opening on Saturdays beginning this weekend after two months of weekly ultra-Orthodox protests. The cafe said Thursday that the decision was made “after prolonged deliberation and with a heavy heart,” out of a desire to lower tensions and restore calm. Eli Birnbaum, CEO of the messianic group Jews for Jes…
As the October parliamentary elections in Israel approached, the issue of religious practice became a major issue. In Jerusalem, the Basimta, a café that had decided to open on Saturday, the day of Shabbat (weekly rest day in Judaism), finally gave up after several weeks of arm of iron with the ultra-Orthodox, the latter representing 15% of the population in the country, but much more important in Jerusalem.
The management of the Jerusalem cafe decided to close it on Saturday after two months in which the place became a center of protest by ultra-Orthodox demonstrators. The Hitoreret movement continues to raise donations to continue operating the coffee cart it operated in the complex. "The liberal public does not intend to disappear and does not intend to give up its public space"
Israel: Note that the improvised cafeteria did not last long: the inspectors of the Jerusalem municipality arrived and demanded that it be removed.
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