Intel To Remain Open On Sabbath In Jerusalem Despite Protests
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Posted: 11:47 PM Nov 17, 2009
Intel To Remain Open On Sabbath In Jerusalem Despite Protests
Protests won't impact Intel's decision to operate on Saturdays in Jerusalem
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** FILE ** In this April 14, 2008 file photo, a sign is shown in front of Intel Corp. headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Intel Corp. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 reported its third-quarter profit rose 12 percent, edging past Wall Street's estimates, but the chip maker cautioned that the pall the financial crisis has cast over the technology sector makes it hard to predict its results for the current period. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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JERUSALEM (AP) - Intel Corp. says it has no plans to close a
factory in Jerusalem on Saturdays, despite protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews who accuse the chip maker of desecrating the Jewish Sabbath.

About 1,500 protesters demonstrated Saturday outside the company's facilities.

Intel spokesman Kobi Bachar says the protests were sparked by the opening of a new facility at the site. But he said Intel has operated on Saturdays for more than 20 years and will continue to do so.

Ultra-Orthodox activists often protest businesses that open on Saturdays. Most work places in Jerusalem shut down for the Jewish
Sabbath, which lasts from sundown Friday until Saturday night.

Tensions between secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews, who make up a
third of Jerusalem's residents, have always been high. Relations
worsened last year when voters elected a secular mayor to replace the ultra-Orthodox incumbent.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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