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Last update - 22:05 06/04/2008 Due to rabbis' pressure, grocery chain closes some branches on Sabbath By Adi Dovrat and Nati Toker, TheMarker Correspondents Tags: Rabbis, Israel, AM:PM  Following severe pressure from religious groups in Israel, the AM:PM chain of grocery stores in Tel Aviv has decided to close some of its branches on Sabbath. The decision is the latest in the ongoing dispute between a committee of rabbinical leaders and the Dor Alon group, which owns AM:PM as well as gas stations and the Blue Square and Shefa Shuk supermarkets. Discussions between the rabbis and Dor Alon's controlling shareholder, David Wiessman, have been unsuccessful. As TheMarker reported last week, Shefa Shuk CEO Uri Kaminsky resigned after consulting with the rabbis. Advertisement This is not the first time the two rabbis - the Admor of Gur and Rabbi 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. Related articles: Rabbis threaten to boycott Dor Alon Dor Alon VP arrested for fuel fraud Bookmark to del.icio.us   A gentleman's word Olmert tells Haaretz he knows Iran won't have nuclear capacity. Farewell to arms B'Tselem says IDF must ban wide-range shell that killed civilians in Gaza.   1.   Capitalism at its best 21:42  |  jack 06/04/08   2.   The Glory of Capitalism 21:55  |  Jewish State 06/04/08   3.   Religious Blackmail wins the battle 22:00  |  SJ 06/04/08   4.   Why aren`t there laws against this blackmail? 22:35  |  B`Galil 06/04/08   5.   To SJ #3 - Don`t let them do this to you 22:40  |  B`Galil 06/04/08   6.   B`Galil 23:01  |  Eva 06/04/08   7.   Why are we letting the leeches dictate? 23:23  |  Danny Negedat 06/04/08   8.   B`Galil take your meds 23:49  |  Jak Black 06/04/08   9.   Another bastion falls on the way to a religious state 00:36  |  Dmitri 07/04/08   10.   Eretz Yisrael for religious & "Israel" for secular 01:37  |  Yaakov 07/04/08   11.   no.3 02:13  |  david 07/04/08   12.   To Yaakov #8-You are Mature??? 02:49  |  Dan Epi Chorus 07/04/08   13.   Coersion 04:42  |  Jay 07/04/08   14.   Yes, Be a Hypocrite, Smart! 04:47  |  Tamir 07/04/08   15.   N03 War with whom? It sounds like you are proud. of what? 04:57  |  d 07/04/08   16.   response to Dan Epi Chorus 05:07  |  Yackov 07/04/08   17.   No7 Dmitri. Haredim will send you to concentration camps 05:10  |  d 07/04/08   18.   No7 Dmitri. No one forced you to live amog Jews 05:35  |  d 07/04/08   19.   Consensus: 30% Israelis support AM:PM business on Sabbath 06:34  |  The Archives 20/04/08

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