Israel's Knesset by a one-vote margin approved a bill today (January 9, 2018) that will keep supermarkets and other businesses closed on the Sabbath, according to the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) website.
The so-called mini-markets bill passed this morning in a 58-57 vote on its second and third readings.
Under the measure, the interior minister can strike down new municipal bylaws that would allow some businesses to remain open on Shabbat. The current interior minister is Aryeh Deri, head of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party.
Critics have said it is unlikely that Deri will allow municipal bylaws that permit stores to be open on Shabbat to remain on the books.
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