In the Netherlands, judges can fine and lock up Jewish men who refuse to give their wives a religious divorce Defying Western Europe’s tradition of church-state separation, the country is the only one outside of Israel with such a system.
Holland says top mohels may be breaking the law One mohel, a lawyer who has done about 2,000 procedures, said he does not recognize the government’s authority on the issue.
Netherlands may exempt kosher slaughterhouse from export ban Slagerij Marcus could not survive a government policy that threatens to strip it of 40 percent of its revenues, its lawyer said.