A Message To My Friends... Part Two.

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Get Out.
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Dutch are again ready to send the message to their Jewish community. This time however the far right are attempting to use the law of the land to ban Jewish practices. This would make it nearly impossible to be a dedicated Jew in Holland.
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The last time around they were simply telling the Jews to get out by telling them to leave for Israel or America. Now the Dutch Parliament is trying to outlaw the ancient and central practice of shechitah (ritual slaughter of animals for consumption). Without this practice it is impossible for the Dutch Jews to adhere to the Kosher dietary laws. And thus it impossible for dedicated Jews to live in Holland.
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This is not the first time this sort of law has come up either. In December of 2010 the European Union struck down a proposed law on the practice due to its anti Semitic qualities. That law would have forced all kosher meats to be labeled as "meat from slaughter without stunning". And it would have made it impossible for Jews to purchase their meat without being identified as being a Jew.
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Now Holland is pushing for this law so as to make it impossible for Jews in Holland to purchase their meat at all. It would also make it impossible for Muslims in Holland to purchase meat from animals slaughtered in the Islamic halal method. And for the Dutch PVV Freedom Party (an extremely far right party) this is simply an animal rights issue (the PVD Party proposed the bill, they too are considered far right).
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Non European Union countries such as Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania already ban the shechita practice. However it is also important to note that countries such as Sweden and Norway have the largest number of "nationalist" political parties in Europe. But of course we are supposed to believe that these "open minded" countries simply put these bans in place due to "animal welfare" and "animal rights" reasons. Aren't we?
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The simple fact is that anti Semitic attacks continue to rise in numbers and frequency in Europe as the populous of these countries swing toward a 1920's style socialist agenda. This attack on the kosher dietary laws is simply a stepping stone to banning Judaism altogether. Let us not forget that even before Hitler began his "Final Solution" his government initially banned kosher practices.
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Source Documents for this Post.
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JTA, The Global News Service of the Jewish People.
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/02/20/2743044/dutch-parliament-to-consider-shechita-ban-bill
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Meatinfo.co.uk
http://www.meatinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/12465/Holland_moves_to_ban_non-stun_ritual_slaughter_.html
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European Jewish Press
http://www.ejpress.org/article/49164
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