How Yasir Arafat Drove Christians from Bethlehem
’Tis the season to bash Israel.
December 28, 2020
The Belgian Ban on Kosher Slaughter Shows the Hollowness of European Concern about Anti-Semitism
Hypocrisy laid bare.
On December 17, an EU high court upheld a Belgian law that effectively prohibits the kosher and halal slaughter of animals. The ordinance in question requires that animals be stunned before being killed, and the court defended it on the sophistical grounds that it only forbids “one aspect of the specific ritual act of slaughter.” Ben Cohen comments:
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The Belgian Ban on Kosher Slaughter Shows the Hollowness of European Concern about Anti-Semitism
Hypocrisy laid bare.
In Israel, Conservative Legal Thought Comes into Its Own
The Law and Liberty Forum.
Reviving the Date Palms of Ancient Judea—and Discovering Their Origins
Meet Methuselah, Hannah, and Adam.
A New History of Jewish Food Covers Everything from Biblical Garlic to Crisco, Peanut Oil, and Hungarian Cholent
Feasting and fasting.