Perhaps the good rabbi will offer his opinion on those areas in Israel where the Orthodox have decreed that the Sabbath will not be sullied by cars and enforce this decree by roping off the public thoroughfares. Like the vast majority of Jews in Israel, I am not Orthodox and I can say, without reservation, that, when the Orthodox have authority, they are less than tolerant of non-Orthodox practices.
(The multi-party makeup of Israeli politics insure that no party gets a clear majority so the National Religious Parties join coalitions and wield power beyond their numbers). They successfully opposed bus services on Shabbat. They determine who is entitled to citizenship and right of inheritance. They tried to ban Shabbat TV but the Israelis drew the line at missing their weekly dose of Raymond Burr.
In this, present, controversy, I feel the faint aura of hypocracy. This, we need like a lekh in kup.