Sharon Kedmi and Yair Ettinger, Haaretz Correspondents: Israel Electrical Corp. VP fired for moving transformer on Shabbat
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Title:Really stupid!
Name:Nathaniel
City: MinneapolisState: MN, USA
The opposition to mobilizing on the eve of Yom Kippur 1973 was also based on concern over the
`desecration` of the Sabbath. I`m sure the 3,000 dead soldiers were worth the price of keeping some haredis happy - particularly that they exempt themselves from military service.
That some good people would lose their jobs over this, in the 21st century? Wow.