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NEWS
AMPM Stores Continue to Desecrate Shabbos in Central
Region
By Yechiel Sever
Vaadas HaRabbonim LeKedushas HaShabbos met last week and
decided to launch an open protest against the Alon Group,
which heads chains like Dor Gaz, Blue Square, Shefa Shuk and
more, in light of announcements by the executive board that
it plans to open dozens of additional AMPM stores in Gush Dan
and other parts of the country.
Since being purchased by David Weissman, chairman of the Alon
Group, AMPM has opened new stores in Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, near
Be'er Yaakov and elsewhere that operate 24 hours a day,
including Shabbos and Jewish holidays.
A delegation of rabbonim and activists from Tel Aviv appeared
before Vaadas HaRabbonim, warning them that AMPM stores
continue to open, including one on Rechov Echad Ha'am near
the Belz shul.
The delegation said that according to the mainstream press,
local food markets banded together and announced that if the
Alon Group is allowed to open on Shabbos, they would have no
choice other than to open their doors as well.
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