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In a first, EU invites Jews and Muslims to stand up for kosher and halal slaughter amid local bans

The European Union’s point person for fighting antisemitism, who has been increasingly outspoken against bans on ritual slaughter, initiated the event.

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Joel Mergui speaks at a European Jewish Association conference in Brussels, Belgium on Oct. 12, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

European Union plan to fight antisemitism ‘not serious,’ Jewish community leaders say

The EU’s plan for countering and preserving Jewish life does not mention bans on ritual slaughter and circumcision, proposed or in place in several European countries.

EU coordinator of the fight against anti-Semitsm, Katharina von Schnurbein, looking at World Jewish Congress executive vice president Robert Singer during a conference in Bucharest, Romania on June 17, 2019. (Shahar Azran / World Jewish Congress)

This mother of 4 is the EU’s ‘indefatigable heroine’ in the fight against anti-Semitism

Katharina von Schnurbein sometimes seems like an apparatchik, but has revolutionized the struggle she heads with relentlessness and charm.

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Budapest’s Dohany Street Synagogue to receive European heritage status

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Israeli officials warn European counterparts of jihadists’ threat to Jews

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New guidelines make West Bank entities ineligible for EU grants

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Dutch novelist vows to withhold tax earmarked for Egypt over Morsi slurs

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EU boss: Jews exemplify cultural integration

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EU court throws out NGO funding case brought by Israel-based group

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European Commission giving $10 million to Palestinians

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