Haredi journalist runs for Belgian parliament
Belgian-Jewish journalist expected to win seat in Belgian parliament with center-right party in bid to combat ban on kosher slaughter.
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OU to stop kosher certifying controversial slaughter method
Largest US kashrut certifier no longer accepts meat slaughtered using 'shackle and hoist' method.
Will Britain force separate labeling for kosher meat?
Britain’s Labour Party backs separate labeling for kosher, halal meat.
Netherlands may exempt kosher slaughterhouse from export ban
After ban on exports nearly closes country's only kosher slaughterhouse, government agrees to consider special exemption.
Dutch plan to limit Kosher slaughter shelved
Dutch Jewish community, local government reach agreement to protect kosher slaughter.
Flanders, Belgium bans ritual slaughter
Conference of European Rabbis: 'This is a worrying omen for the future of religious rites across Europe.'
Le Pen says she'd ban shechitah
Far right candidate says she'd ban ritual slaughter if elected President of France.
Sweden urged to end bans on milah, shechita
President of Conference of European Rabbis says Swedish gov't can't claim to fight anti-Semitism while actively discriminating against Jews.
US protects shechita and brit religious freedoms
House of Representatives passes bill protecting the Jewish right to perform circumcisions and ritual slaughter.
Amnon Yitzchak: 'Unkosher Knives' Behind Stabbings
Colorful but controversial religious figure Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak has some thoughts on the recent spate of stabbings in Israel.
High Court 'Koshers' Karaite Ritual Slaughter
The Karaite sect of Judaism was given renewed vigor Sunday as the High Court ordered the Chief Rabbinate to authorize slaughter by Karaites.
Poland: Catholic Church Defends Ritual Slaughter
Poland's senior Catholic clergy say Jewish ritual slaughter must be reinstated in the country to protect religious freedom.
Polish Vote 'Clear Violation of Religious Freedom'
Vote on ritual slaughter in Poland "was a clear violation of religious freedom, supported by ignorance of some and bigotry of others"
Shechita Ban 'Empowers Anti-Semitism in Europe'
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has urged Geert Wilders, leader of Dutch conservative Freedom Party, to drop the party's call to ban Shechita.
Jewish Organizations Slam French Prime Minister
French PM Francois Fillon stumbled by casting aspersions on ritual slaughter.
Dutch Commission to Study Ritual Slaughter
After kosher slaughter ban withdrawn, Dutch government to appoint a commission to study new rules for ritual slaughter.
Holland Rejects Proposed Ban on Kosher Slaughter
The Dutch Parliament's upper house has rejected a proposal to ban kosher slaughter, saying it violates freedom of religion.
Rabbis Urge Dutch to Reject Kosher Slaughter Ban
European rabbis rally, urge Dutch senators to reject a ban on kosher slaughter already passed by the lower house of parliament.
Dutch Jews Concerned
Dutch Chief Rabbi Benjamin Jacobs: The ban on kosher slaughter is a fight against religion. Will they ban circumcision next?
Dutch Jews Wonder: What's Next?
Dutch Jews are beginning to wonder what's coming next, following the approval by parliament of a ban on ritual slaughter for kosher and halal meat.
EU Postpones Shechita Debate
Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yonah Metzger says Jewish pressure convinced EU to put off decision.
Dutch MPs to Axe Shechita?
Parliament to vote this month on proposal by the Party for the Animals to ban Jewish slaughter in Holland. Jews and Muslims unite to fight it.
EU’s Passover Snipe
A European Union committee chose Passover to approve a proposal designed to steer consumers away from buying kosher meat.
Holland to Ban Jewish Slaughter
Holland appears set to pass a ban this week on shechita, the practice of kosher ritual slaughter.
NZ Jewry Wins Kosher Battle
NZ's Jewish community has won an interim battle in the international war for shechita, as court suspends ban on kosher slaughter.
Shechita Law Stuns NZ Jews
Six Jewish leaders of New Zealand’s Jewish community told Prime Minister John Key that if ban on ritual slaughter is not repealed, they will sue.
Another EU Step Against Shechita
Europe takes another step towards discriminating against kosher food: Negative labels might soon be placed on meat produced by shechitah.
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