Israeli Cabinet Approves Extension of Daylight Savings Time Over Religious Opposition

The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that Israel's cabinet has approved and sent to the Knesset for passage a bill that would extend daylight savings time until the end of October, conforming the country to the practice in Europe which ends daylight savings time on Nov. 1.  In Israel, daylight savings time has been an issue of contention between religiously observant Jews and the secular Jewish population. (See prior posting.) In the past the country ended daylight savings time in September on the weekend before Yom Kippur to make it easier to observe the 25-hour holy day fast.