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Antisemitism, Ritual Slaughter: 3 articles | Antisemitismus und rituelles Schlachten: drei Berichte.

by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski
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(c) Daniel Zylbersztajn

In the last two weeks I published three reports on Jewish Affairs.

1.) The matter of ritual slaughter was dealt with in this article

It discusses points raised by the British Veterinary Association, and how the Muslim Council of Britain thinks the BVA has misunderstood something important. Meanwhile it decided to follow the Jewish example of setting up a national regulatory body for animal slaughter.

http://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/article/view/id/18700

(use google translate to get a translation of this article in a different language)

2.) A report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights on Anti-Semitism was discussed in the British House of Commons and went beyond that to discuss hate crime in the EU in general.  I have written separately on this in German and English.

German

http://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/article/view/id/18746

English

http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/166678/in-europe-anti-semitism-looks-like-other-hate-crimes

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In den letzten zwei Wochen habe ich drei Berichte zu jüdischen Themen herausgebracht:

1.) Zum Thema des Antisemitismus in der E.U. bei einem Symposium in London

http://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/article/view/id/18700

(c) Daniel Zylbersztajn
(c) Daniel Zylbersztajn

 

Englische Bearbeitung

 

http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/166678/in-europe-anti-semitism-looks-like-other-hate-crimes

 

2.) Zum Theme der rituellen Schlachtens unter Juden und Muslimen und einem Versuch in Großbritannien dies abzuschaffen.

http://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/article/view/id/18700

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Taz: Tierschützer an vorderster Front : Badgers, badgers, badgers…

by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

Deutsch:

Gegen Gräueltaten in England!

Wer dachte das Europa oder der Mord von Woolwich englische Gemüter erregt, kennt dieses Volk nicht. Am Samstag gab es in Westminster ein gutes Beispiel davon.

 Engländer lieben den Underdog!

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(c) Daniel Zylbersztajn
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(c) Daniel Zylbersztajn

Es ist ein Gerücht, dass die  Engländer sich gewöhnlicherweise für die politischen Underdogs einsetzen. Am Samstag waren es aber keine Hunde, sonder Dachse und weder die rechtsextreme BNP noch die Antifaschisten konnten so viele Leute auf der Straße bringen wie die Anhänger der  schwarz-weißen Vierbeiner, und das eineinhalb Wochen nach der brutalen Ermordung von Lee Rigby und mitten in der wirtschaftlichen Rezession.

www.taz.de/Demonstrationen-in-Grossbritannien/!117301/

Special English Commentary (this is not a translation of the German article but a specially

written separate commentary for my English blog readers):

When two opposite political groups are about to meet such as the BNP (British National Party and the UAF (Unite Against Fascism) you may think it is a major event.  In fact it was, though  the main reason for that were neither.  It were the over 1000 demonstrators who called for an end of the budger cull.  In the mean time the Metropolitan Police managed to keep all groups relatively well apart (but some badger supprters joined the UAF group later on).  Still 58 arrests were made, all supporters of UAF.

The real story here is that most people are politically apathetic in the UK.   This was very clearly seen during the last regional elections, with (c) Daniel Zylbersztajnturn outs between 20 and 40 percent.    The more significant it is, that a topic as insignificant to human lives in times of austerity as badger culling got people onto the streets en mass.  For sure standing up for badgers brings humane morals towards animals to light, and it is an exercise of showing that the British government is pushing through supposedly unscientific advice, if you believe the supporters of this cause.  But one and a half weeks after Woolwich, and after years of hardship and cuts  I was left with a curious sense of disbelieve.  Neither did the BNP get more people to support their anti-immigration and anti-Europe ticket, presumably those who hold such believes switched sided with a party that doesn’t have a long history of far right affiliations, UKIP , nor did the anti-fascist UAF supporters match the numbers of supporters of those four legged black and white creatures.  It is in a way most peculiarly British phenomenon.  Perhaps time for some of the right media like especially the Daily Mail and the Sun to switch their discussions about immigrants and the EU to the topic of animal rights.  This is what the nation is really worried about, or so it seemed on Saturday.

You can read my original report using google translate (if you do not speak German) here:

www.taz.de/Demonstrationen-in-Grossbritannien/!117301/

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