The British government will ignore a semiofficial recommendation that would outlaw kosher slaughter, a source close to the government has told JTA. David Mencer, chairman of the Labor Friends of Israel lobbying group, said he had been assured that Prime Minister Tony Blair and the governing Labor Party are committed to protecting kosher slaughter.
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