EJA laments ECJ ruling on kosher slaughter in Belgium

• Published date: 18 December 2020
• Date: 18 December 2020
• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

In short, the Court says that individual Member State moves to ban kosher slaughter by making stunning a pre-requisite, do not in themselves violate the Freedom of Religion rights contained within the EU charter of Fundamental Rights.

The ruling runs contrary to an opinion given in early September 2020 by the European Court Advocate General who suggested the opposite.

Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Chairman of the EJA today said his organization will explore every avenue and recourse available to protect the rights of Jews everywhere in Europe,

"This is a sad day for European Jewry. For decades now, as animal rights have come into vogue, Kosher slaughter has come under relentless attack, and subject to repeated attempts to ban it. The entire basis of the attacks are built on the entirely bogus premise that Kosher slaughter is more cruel than regular slaughtering, despite there being not a shred of evidence backing this up, and worse completely ignoring the fact that Kosher slaughter puts the welfare of the animal and minimizing its suffering as of...