According to a report in the daily Yisrael HaYom, over 80% of Israelis responding to a survey on Facebook signaled they plan to fast on Yom Kippur. The newspaper placed the survey on its Facebook page, and received 6,500 responses with 80.1% stating they will fast on the holy day. 19.9% said no thanks, stating they will not fast.
Yisrael HaYom claims its page on Facebook is the ‘most popular’ among Israeli papers, with 160,000 plus fans.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Shouldn’t your headline say “Jewish” Israelis?
This shows how the people who blame the Ultra-Orthodox for “pushing their weight around” by moving the clock before Yom Kippur-are full of it! %80 of Israelis are fasting-not just the Ulra-Orthodox.