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Last update - 02:46 03/04/2008 Haredi rabbis threaten boycott that could sting gas station chain By Adi Dovrat, TheMarker Tags: Haredi, Rabbis, Israel  A committee of rabbis ratcheted up the battle against the Dor Alon gas station and convenience store chain Wednesday, as two leading ultra-Orthodox rabbis called on the religious community to boycott stores that fail to observe the Sabbath. Dor Alon is particularly exposed to this policy its outlets include the Blue Square, Shefa Shuk and AM:PM grocery chains. The rabbis have so far refrained from recommending a full boycott of such stores, and have adopted a "pre-consumer-boycott" stance, which forbids buying or using vouchers often used as holiday gifts. These vouchers should also not be donated to needy families. Advertisement In the meantime, the rabbis have asked Dor Alon's owners to close AM:PM groceries on the Sabbath. Discussions between the rabbis and Dor Alon's controlling shareholder, David Wiessman, have been unsuccessful. As TheMarker reported earlier this week, Shefa Shuk CEO Uri Kaminsky resigned on the order of the rabbis. The Dor Alon group itself was not immediately available for comment. This is not the first time the two rabbis the Gur Admor and Yosef Shalom Elyashiv have taken part in the ultra-Orthodox community's battles against the desecration of the Sabbath. The most recent, widely publicized battle was in late 2006, when the two rabbis signed an agreement ordering the religious community not to fly with El Al because it operated on the Sabbath after the company assisted passengers stuck overseas because of a strike at Ben-Gurion Airport. In this case as well, the rabbis announced that the signed agreement would not be implemented for a limited period of time. The boycott ended in a compromise, with El Al agreeing to appoint a consulting rabbi to advise the company on any similar disagreements in the future. The deal stipulated that if the agreement were violated, cancellation fees on such flights would be donated to the Health Ministry's basket of drugs. Related articles: El Al losing NIS 1 million daily to unofficial ultra-Orthodox boycott El Al: We are not surrendering to ultra-Orthodox pressure Between Sabbath and Saturday Bookmark to del.icio.us   My gay family Caryn Aviv shares her personal experience as a gay Jewish co-parent. Battle scarred Second Lebanon War film shows one officer's choice to keep his troops safe.   1.   This is What I`d Do,,,,,,,,,, 04:49  |  MIKE 03/04/08   2.   Haredi Rabbis are Out of Control 06:20  |  Seth 03/04/08   3.   #1 Mike - You`re not a rabbi OR a Gas Station owner 06:26  |  * BEN JABO 03/04/08   4.   This is what i`ll do: I`ll buy from Blue Square 08:19  |  Puhi 03/04/08   5.   Haredi rabbis 08:51  |  Valerie 03/04/08   6.   Go join the Teliban where they belong 09:11  |  SJ 03/04/08   7.   Now, this is what I would do 09:41  |  Minuteman 03/04/08   8.   Sauce for the goose? 11:19  |  Zvi 07/04/08   9.   What would I do hypocrites 1 and 7 12:04  |  Zvi 07/04/08

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