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Hebrew Uni law professor asks King of Belgium to reconsider kosher ban

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Published: 22 December 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Plea follows ruling by the European Court of Justice order that animals be stunned before slaughter, effectively upholding a ban on kosher and halal slaughter

Hebrew U. law professor asks King of Belgium to reconsider kosher ban (Jerusalem Post)
Shetreet describes himself as "a jurist deeply concerned with the protection of freedom of conscience and religion and as an Israeli public figure"

‘There will be no kosher meat available in Europe’, warns top rabbi after court ruling (Jewish Chronicle)
The court ruled on Thursday that authorities can order that animals be stunned before slaughter.
The ruling sets a precedent which could see laws against Jewish ritual slaughter upheld across the European Union

Hungary calls EU’s ruling against kosher slaughter a ‘disgrace’ (JTA)

Photo: A man prepares meat at a kosher slaughterhouse (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
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