In a new and welcome move, the government is prohibiting the import of any meats without a hechsher, which will now ban the import of pork, which has been permitted to date. The 1992 law prohibiting importing non-kosher meat had a provision addressing exclusions, including sausages. While most may be unaware, quantities of pork are imported to Israel R”L.
The new ban will Baruch Hashem ban importing pork, amid a realization that when Naftali Bennet was responsible for this area, 295 tons of pork and pork fats were imported R”L, and when this was in the hands of Eli Yishai, that number dropped to 247 tons. Under Aryeh Deri, the number dropped to 93 tons, Mako News reports.
According to the new regulation, all pork products would require a hechsher to permit being imported, hence bringing an end to pork imports. One of the results of this is that those persons wishing to continue to eat pork will have to rely on locally grown pork, which one may assume will cost considerably more due to the new regulation.
One may also assume that if a left-wing liberal coalition government is formed, this and many other regulations protecting Yiddishkeit will be canceled.
*****SIGN UP NOW —- GET YOUR NEWS IN RECORD TIME***** Make sure you are one of the more than 22,000 that signed up to YWN WhatsApp Status to receive news in live time. Click this link – or send a message to 1-888-4-YW-NEWS (888-499-6397) – to see our status posts*****
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
Join the official YWN WhatsApp status
5 Responses
Just let’s hope that there won’t be any black market or violations and that the Government will reinforce the law.
This is not a “Baruch Hashem” situation, because it is fostering the growth of Israel’s pork industry – feeding more than 20% of its population. This was passed to curry favor with the practicing Christians [from the former Soviet Union] who would otherwise support the anti-religious, right-wing candidate. They are hoping to gain their ally-ship to elect the Prime Minister, or get more votes for the “religious” right-wing block in the next elections.
this is a step back to the right direction
“for over a Thousand Years the Rabbis were the Guardians of Peace and Justice in the Old Republic
before the Dark Time before the Secular zionist”
as long as there is light you can fix
Government regulations do not protect Yiddishkeit. But excellence in Bein Adam L’chaveiro and living lives of Kiddush Hashem does. Being honest in all your business dealings. Paying taxes. Being osek b’tzorchei tzibur. But forcing religious laws on people does not protect Yiddishkeit.
Or their intention is to boost their own farmers production, therefore encourage home grown Pork, or am I a negative thinker,
I hope I’m wrong