Windows of Herzliya pasta franchise smashed, allegedly because it opens on Shabbat
Michael Horovitz is a breaking news editor at The Times of IsraelA branch of a popular pasta chain in Herzliya was vandalized overnight Thursday-Friday, allegedly because it opens for business on Shabbat.Mayor Yariv Fisher expressed outrage on Facebook after the windows of the Pasta Basta franchise were smashed, in the same shopping center where a branch of the Othello ice cream chain was thrice vandalized until it decided to shutter its doors on Shabbat, which runs from sundown Friday to nightfall on Saturday.“This is a very serious criminal act. Firstly, we are standing by the business owners and are working with the police to quickly locate those responsible and bring them to justice,” Fisher wrote. Herzliya is a largely secular city.He added, “It is important to state that this is not just an attack on the business itself, but more generally on the core values of Herzliya and its residents.”Fisher…
A Pasta Basta franchise in Herzliya was vandalized overnight Thursday-Friday, with its windows smashed, allegedly due to its operation on Shabbat. This incident follows similar vandalism at an Othello ice cream branch in the same shopping center, which subsequently decided to close on Shabbat. Herzliya Mayor Yariv Fisher condemned the “very serious criminal act,” stating it was an attack on the city’s core values and vowing to promote Herzliya as a “beacon of liberalism.” He pledged to work with police to find those responsible and expressed support for the business owners, including holding municipal meetings at the restaurant and planning events to increase weekend traffic.
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