1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Y0HEF7ZdGS"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2012/03/15/culture/france-is-latest-front-in-struggle-over-ritual-slaughter-updated">France is latest front in struggle over ritual slaughter (UPDATED)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2012/03/15/culture/france-is-latest-front-in-struggle-over-ritual-slaughter-updated/embed#?secret=Y0HEF7ZdGS" width="600" height="338" title="“France is latest front in struggle over ritual slaughter (UPDATED)” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="Y0HEF7ZdGS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> For years, Jewish groups have cast a wary eye on the growing opposition to kosher slaughter, or shechitah, in Western countries. In New Zealand, the Netherlands and Australia, among others, there have been various efforts made to ban shechitah on the grounds that it constitutes inhumane treatment of animals. Now, with elections on the horizon […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315