Jewish leaders outraged as Belgium’s shechita ban comes into effect – Jewish leaders outraged as Belgium’s shechita ban comes into effect „This is another sad day for Europe’s darkening skies,“ said Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, president of the Conference of European Rabbis. | The Jerusalem Post

Legislation that effectively bans ritual slaughter in the French-speaking region of Wallonia in Belgium came into effect on Sunday. A similar provision has already been enforced in the region of the Flanders since January 1. Local and European Jewish leaders expressed their concern of what they deem as a severe limitation to religious freedom in the heart of the European Union.