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European Union implements new strategy to address serious rise in anti-Semitism
Acknowledging that most European Jews do not feel safe in their home countries, the European Commission released a report on Tuesday outlining strategies to combat anti-Semitism and encourage the growth of Jewish life there.
At...
Will the war on kashrut merge with the war on meat?
Many Americans spent their Fourth of July holiday at barbecues with family and friends. For observant Jews, that meant that plenty of kosher hot dogs and hamburgers were grilled and consumed as the country’s...
European hypocrisy laid bare in kosher-slaughter legal judgement
Last time I checked, the French were still preparing their famed foie gras delicacy using the method of “gavage.” This involves force-feeding a duck or a goose with grain passed through a tube over...
EU court upholds Belgian ban on kosher ritual slaughter
The European Court of Justice upheld a Belgian ban on religious slaughter, including kosher ritual slaughter without stunning, in a ruling released on Thursday.
The E.U. court ruled that the laws requiring animals to be stunned enable “a fair...
Polish Senate votes to delay bill that would ban exports of kosher meat
The Polish Senate voted on Wednesday to postpone provisions to a controversial animal-rights bill banning the export of kosher meat until 2025.
Last month, the Sejm, the Polish parliament’s lower house, passed the bill. But...
European Jewish group sounds alarm over Polish bill banning kosher-meat exports
Europe’s largest Jewish umbrella organization expressed alarm on Thursday over an animal-welfare bill in Poland that would ban exports of kosher meat.
“This draft law is of deep, deep, concern to European Jewry. It puts...
EU court adviser calls for Belgian ritual-slaughter ban to be struck down
The European Court of Justice should strike down a Belgian ban on kosher ritual slaughter without stunning, said an advocate general for the European Union’s highest court on Thursday.
Gerard Hogan cited that the 2009 E.U. law...
Hungary to supply packages of kosher poultry to Jewish communities of Europe
In light of a growing shortage of kosher meat among European Jewish communities primarily due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hungarian Jewish community announced on Thursday that it will begin supplying tens of thousands...
Oxford University in England debating ban on kosher meat
A college at Oxford University in England is considering a ban on kosher and halal meat from its dining hall.
The school’s student government, the Junior Common Room (JCR), passed a proposition that any slaughtered...
Belgian high court hears lawsuit against kosher slaughter ban
Belgium’s Constitutional Court heard a lawsuit against laws passed by two of the country’s largest regional governments, banning kosher and halal slaughter.
It was brought by the Belgian Federation of Jewish Organizations (CCOJB), the representative...