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Publication Date: January 1992
Publisher: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Author(s): Daniel J. Elazar
Research Area: Culture and religion; Government
Keywords: Government; Religion; Church and State; Political Behavior
Type: Other
Coverage: Israel
Abstract:
The author argues for public referendums, at various levels of Israeli government, for the legal establishment of a general framework for observance of a society-wide day of rest. He contends that the best way to balance individual autonomy and communal interests, when there is a question of religious freedom at stake.