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February 12, 2001
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MAIA RIDBERG
Jerusalem Post
02-12-2001
Headline: Beit Shemesh residents protest against non-kosher McDonald's
Byline: MAIA RIDBERG
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 05

Monday, February 12, 2001 -- A group of Beit Shemesh residents have organized a committee over the Internet to protest the building of a non-kosher McDonald's that will be open on Shabbat. The restaurant is the only store in a new Beit Shemesh mall, the Big Power Center, that plans to do business on Saturdays.

The letter written by committee members to McDonald's Asia/Pacific president Charles Bell and local franchisee Omri Padan claims that the non-kosher McDonald's will harm their city rather than serving the needs of the ...

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