Israel, Jewish groups blast EU court ruling against kosher and halal slaughter
European Court of Justice says authorities can effectively ban religious ritual slaughter; Israeli Foreign Ministry says decision sends ‘a harsh message to all European Jewry’. Illustrative: A butcher in Jerusalem, April 26, 2010. (Abir Sultan/Flash90) The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that authorities can order that animals be stunned before slaughter in a move…