Tony Blair reaffirmed his commitment to both the Jewish state and British Jews’ right to practice religious animal slaughter. Speaking this week at the annual lunch of the Labor Friends of Israel — a lobbying group linked to the prime minister’s ruling Labor Party — the prime minister said Israel’s successes were testament to the Jewish spirit.
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