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What’s mine is mine, and what’s yours is mine

Uri Regev 22/06/2020 16:58

Banning public transportation on the Sabbath is part of an existential confrontation over the soul of the State of Israel.

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Where are Israeli Jews now on Religion & State?

12/12/2019 18:15

The “Status Quo” is an affront to the will of the public: 63% want a civil unity government; 71% support public transportation on the Sabbath; 69% support establishing civil marriage and divorce in Israel

Hiddush survey for International Human Rights Day

09/12/2019 16:09

The right to freedom of movement: 71% support public transportation on Saturday. The right to family: 69% support civil marriage in Israel. Most of the Jewish public in Israel supports the operation of public transportation on Saturdays and the establishment of civil marriage in Israel. This is not just politics. It’s about violations of basic human rights.

Will the municipal revolution become a national revolution?

Uri Regev 07/11/2019 21:07

This month, a historic makeover is underway in the arena of public transport on Shabbat, originating from the initiative of a number of mayors in Gush Dan, the most prominent of which is Ron Huldai, the mayor of Tel Aviv.

73% Israeli Jews support the use of public transportation on Shabbat

09/08/2017 01:49

At a Knesset hearing, Hiddush presented a recent public opinion survey measuring the extent of support among Israeli Jews for public transportation on Shabbat. According to the findings, 73% of the Jewish public supports partial or full availability of public transportation on Shabbat.

72% Jewish Israelis support public transportation on Shabbat

19/06/2016 10:24

The gap between the public's support for public transportation on Shabbat and the cowardly, embarrassing intransigence of the Coalition is intolerable. MK Yael German (Yesh Atid): "A minority faction in the Knesset prevents such measures for social justice."

71% Israeli Jews attach importance to marriage & divorce freedom

12/04/2016 15:14

60% of the Jewish Israeli public supports the involvement of American Jewish organizations in advancing marriage freedom in Israel. There is no doubt that for Israelis – breaking the yoke of the fundamentalist Orthodox Rabbinate in marriage and divorce is a top priority among the religion/state battles. Israelis welcome American Jewish partnership in advancing this cause, both for the sake of Israel and for the sake of world Jewry!

2015 Religion & State Index - support for religious freedom rises

16/09/2015 17:05

The good news, illuminated by the 2015 Israel Religion & State Index, is the continually increasing Israeli public support for freedom of religion and equality of burden. The bad news is the gaping divide between the public’s will on matters of religion and state and the Government’s coalition agreements.

Support for public transporation on Shabbat at highest level ever

01/05/2015 02:47

What gives Israel its Jewish character? Is it liberty, justice and peace, as taught by the Hebrew Prophets, or is it the lack of public transportation on Shabbat, which greatly restricts the weakest sectors of Israeli society?

Hiddush's Annual Israel Religion and State Index: 2012

31/10/2012 11:37

Support for religious freedom rises to 85%, 67% say Haredi MKs distance public from Judaism, 76% dissatisfied with government policies on religion

Hiddush's Tent of the Stuck: Waiting for the bus on Shabbat

29/04/2012 16:30

Hiddush and the youth forum "Bamah" joined together this past week to stage a protest in favor on public transportation on Saturday. The current lack of access impacts the most vulnerable of society: the disabled, the elderly, and those who cannot afford the alternatives.

Majority in Favor of Transportation on Shabbat

17/03/2011 13:17

A survey by the Central Bureau of Statistics also reveals that the majority of the public, including 15% of religious people, are in favor of opening shopping centers outside of cities on shabbat.