Court Rules in Favor of Majority on Pork Sales
From Times Wire Reports
The Israeli Supreme Court decided that municipalities must allow the sale of pork if a majority of residents demand it. Secular rights activists hailed the ruling but Orthodox Jews warned that it would undermine the nation’s Jewish identity.
Pork consumption is forbidden under Jewish law. Under a 1956 Israeli law, it is up to municipalities to decide whether to allow pork sales. The court decision came in a case brought against three municipalities that did not allow the sales.
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