Harry Potter Hits Israeli Sabbath Furore

Tel Aviv (dpa) - Israel's religious minister of trade and industry has threatened to fine bookstores in his country which begin selling the latest Harry Potter book overnight Friday, because this would violate Jewish Sabbath laws.

Eli Yishai, of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, insisted the book launch be brought forward to Friday morning, or else be postponed until Saturday night, when the Sabbath ends, Israeli media reported Wednesday.

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