Public buses could soon be a regular sight in Tel Aviv on Shabbat.
It follows a decision by Tel Aviv City Council to approve a resolution for public transportation to run in the city on Saturdays, as already occurs in parts of Haifa and Eilat.
The vote, which was opposed by seven members of the 20-strong council, is the latest example of the conflict between the religious and secular communities in Israel.
Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau said that allowing buses to run in the city represented "a severe blow to the holiness of the Shabbat". A Knesset member for the United Torah Judaism Party derided the proposal as "a stain" on Tel Aviv.
