Israel's parliament, the Knesset, approved last Monday the first reading of a bill which determines that Daylight Saving Time, known as Summer Time in Israel, will be extended until the end of October, as is customary in most European countries.
According to the proposed law, Summer Time will begin on the last Friday in March, and will last until the last Sunday in October.
Sa'ar's proposal was formulated after a team of experts examined all the relevant aspects of the issue.
The extension of daylight savings time will hopefully bring to an end the perennial dispute between secular and ultra-Orthodox Israelis on the issue.
