Transcript: NonÿOrthodox Jews Will Fight Growing Power of Ultras

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The announcement by the ultra-Orthodox Israeli transportation minister to close one of Jerusalem's main thoroughfares on the Sabbath has triggered concern among many Israelis of growing ultra-Orthodox power.

LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: Israel's minister of transportation announced today that he will close the major road in Jerusalem during prayer times on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath. The move comes after weeks of violent demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox Jews and is meant to be a compromise between religious and non-religious residents of Jerusalem. Both sides vow they will fight the decision. As NPR's Linda Gradstein reports, many members of Israel's ...

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