The bill establishing metropolitan public transportation authorities — one of the most significant pieces of legislation for public transit efficiency — will not advance to second and third readings, according to Daphna Liel of N12. The bill was shelved over Haredi concerns that it would increase Shabbat desecration.
The metropolitan public transportation authority bill — a flagship initiative to streamline public transit across Israeli metropolitan areas by creating unified regional bodies — has been set aside. According to reporter Daphna Liel in N12, the bill will not proceed to its final Knesset readings. The stated reason: Haredi political concerns that the law would increase Shabbat desecration by enabling expanded public transit operations on the Sabbath. The bill had been considered one of the most significant transportation reforms in recent years. As The Zioneer previously reported, an amendment canceling the parking law was inserted into an earlier version of the bill in late June. The current development signals that the broader reform has stalled entirely due to coalition constraints.
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