Belgium’s north bans form of kosher slaughter Half of Belgium’s 40,000 Jews live in the Flemish region, where the resolution passed unanimously.
Ban on ritual slaughter passes without opposition in Belgium’s largest region Only two lawmakers from a center-left party abstained in the vote on ending the slaughter of animals if they are conscious.
Belgian Jewish leader asks lawmakers not to ‘repeat Nazis’ acts’ in ritual slaughter ban The statement was unusual because Jewish community officials rarely draw comparisons between present-day issues and the Nazi occupation, which remains a sensitive subject in Belgium.
