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. | israelhayom.com

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