Representatives of the orthodox factions of the Knesset sent a letter to the head of the Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu, with a demand to ban the laying of the railway on Saturdays.
In their opinion, work on Saturday harms the status quo between the religious and secular parts of the country's society, and also violates the coalition agreements and promises given to Netanyahu during the creation of the coalition.
A letter to the Israeli Prime Minister was signed by Uri Maklev and Israel Eichler from Yaadut HaTorah and Yoav Ben-Zur and Michael Melchior of Shas. The four deputies emphasize in their letter that "under no circumstances should any work permit be permitted on Saturday, and moreover, such work should not be carried out with the support or under the auspices of state bodies. This is a violation of state policy, disregard for the custom of holy Saturday and the rejection of the cornerstone values ​​of the Jewish people. "