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Netanyahu pleads with European leaders to block kosher slaughter ban

Bans on ritual slaughter will hurt the continuance of Jewish life in Europe, PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns leaders of several EU nations, some of which have started legislating against the practice.

by  Ariel Kahana
Published on  02-01-2021 12:45
Last modified: 02-01-2021 12:45
Netanyahu pleads with European leaders to block kosher slaughter banGetty Images

Animal rights activists dressed as a chicken, a sheep and a cow hold a banner that reads: "Freedom Of Religion: Yes, Non-Anesthetic Ritual Slaughter: No, Change Legislation For The Protection Of Animals Now" in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on Jan. 5, 2012 | File photo: Getty Images

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written to a number of European leaders, asking that they allow kosher slaughter to continue in their countries.

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Netanyahu reached out after Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich asked for his help following an EU court ruling that upheld a Belgian ban on kosher slaughter.

The letter went out to the leaders of Poland, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, France, the office of the EU presidency, and the president of the European Council. Some of the countries on this list have already begun passing laws to ban kosher slaughter on the grounds that it comprises cruelty to animals.

Netanyahu expressed his concern at the EU court's ruling and tells the European leaders that it restricts freedom of religion.

"This decision threatens Jews' freedom of religion across Europe. Jewish leaders in Europe and heads of Jewish institutions have expressed shock and this ruling and its harmful ramifications for the continuance of Jewish life in the European Union," he wrote.

Chairman of the Jewish Agency Isaac Herzog also sent a message to European leaders in which he explained that he wanted to "call their attention" to the sense of discomfort and rejection that was "spreading among a number of [Jewish] communities that feel that Jewish tradition and the fulfillment of the commandments are being challenged by certain parts of the European public and its lawmakers."

"We are talking about a pillar of the Jewish religious commandments, and there is no room for compromise," Herzog wrote.

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