Haredi Jews Threaten to Renew Boycott of AM:PM

Rabbi Yitzhak Goldknop, secretary of the Committee for the Sanctity of Shabbat, said on Friday that haredi-religious Jews would renew their boycott of AM:PM mini stores after Army Radio reported that the chain employed Jews in some of its Tel Aviv stores for maintenance work and cleaning on Yom Kippur, when such activity is prohibited by Jewish law. The religious community boycotted AM:PM until April, when a... [read full story]