Israel

Horse-Drawn Carts Banned From Israeli Cities

Sunday, September 21, 2014 9:17 pm | < 1 Minute Read
The picturesque sight of wagons drawn by horses for collecting alte zachen (“old things,” in Yiddish) will soon disappear from Israeli cities, Arutz Sheva reported. A Knesset committee on Sunday banned the use of such conveyances, whose drivers buy and sell old clothing, appliances, and household items. The Knesset Economics Committee ruled that the old-fashioned wagons are inconsistent with the modern lifestyle in urban Israel. The regulations make an exception for tourism purposes only. Alte zachen wagons, a remnant from eastern European Jewish communities, are mostly driven by Arabs, who still call out the Yiddish phrase. (Harari Isaac/Flash90)
The picturesque sight of wagons drawn by horses for collecting alte zachen (“old things,” in Yiddish) will soon disappear from Israeli cities, Arutz Sheva reported. A Knesset committee on Sunday banned the use of such conveyances, whose drivers buy and sell old clothing, appliances, and household items. The Knesset Economics Committee ruled that the old-fashioned wagons are inconsistent with the modern lifestyle in urban Israel. The regulations make an exception for tourism purposes only. Alte zachen wagons, a remnant from eastern European Jewish communities, are mostly driven by Arabs, who still call out the Yiddish phrase. (Harari Isaac/Flash90)

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