Pork War in Netanya
As reported by KosherToday and Ynet, the city council of Netanya, Israel, has banned the sale of pork, despite the likelihood that the law will be overturned by the High Court of Justice as against Israel’s equivelent of the Bill of Rights. Allegedly, 70 stores support 2,000 families with non-kosher products including pig products.
Fifty-percent of the city council are religious or traditional, although only 3 of 25 council members opposed the bill. Reports Ynet, “Up until now, the residents remained silent on the subject, but the opening of a new pork-selling supermarket in the city center [see photo] sparked protests by haredim, who chained themselves to the supermarket’s doors on Sunday.” [emphasis added]
Meanwhile, Netanya Mayor Miriam Fierberg is urging the Knesset to pass a bill to prohibit the sale of pork products in Israel.
(X-posted to Jewschool.)
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One Response to “Pork War in Netanya”
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Jeff Yoskowitz Says:
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:28 pmThe story in Netanya is the same throughout all of Israel–Netanya is not particularly special. The sale of Pork was only legalized by the Supreme Court in 2003 which declared that every municipality has the right to decide its own pork future. Everywhere the sale of Pork is prohibited there are secular Israelis and Russians campaigning against the decision and everywhere Pork is legalized the Haredim do something radical. Now there are legal battles back and forth all over Israel. It’s a fascinating story, and also a disheartening one.
