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Denmark hits back at 'very insulting' anti-Semitism accusations
Roy Yerushalmi
Published: 17.02.14, 00:30
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31. Danish Anti semitism
Ameridane ,   Aarhus, Denmark   (02.17.14)
Please give it a rest, Denmark as a whole has been very friendly towards Israel and Jews and as far as I know Denmark is the only country in Europe that has an Israel Square to commemorate the friendship. Halal and Kosher ritual slaughtering is centuries old barbarism. Hallal slaughtering allows stunning of animals. in Denmark. Give it a rest an accept that Jewish Rabbinical law is not accepted in Denmark.
32. To number 5:
Ameridane ,   Aarhus, Denmark   (02.17.14)
Please don't forget to ad male circumcisions to your list of cruelty carried out in Denmark.
33. kosher slaughter
cf ,   east london   (02.17.14)
Dear Ambassador, it is all very well and indeed, were I an animal, I would surely much prefer to be slaughtered in Denmark in the proper way. But regarding the insulting accusations of antisemitism and where they may come from, since the object of the law is obviously the humanitarian regard for the way animals would or should wish to be killed, why permit hunting in your beautiful country, hunting of all kind of animals, an activity that involves the killing of animals just for the fun of it. Hunting surely provokes more pain, anguish, fear and terror in an animal by the chase, the wounding, the botched killings than any ritual slaughter. So why the banning of the ritual slaughter alone. Wherever ritual slaughter has been banned, hunting prospers and I do not hear that many voices are raised against it. So, at the end, dear Ambassador, the truth is that we do not care so much about the animals. We just get hot in harassing a very particular minority: just a different kind of hunting.
34. Sense and sensibility
Siem ,   amsterdam Holland   (02.17.14)
The tendence to call everything anti-semitsm harms us hete in Europe. We can well stand up cor ourselves and do not need irrational govenement officials to attack our respective govenements. Do you want to support us, than please do this through dialogue and not through attacts. Thank you.
35. my country exports halal meat to Muslims round the world
Lol ,   NZ   (02.18.14)
and its all stunned before it is halal ''slaughtered'' because Muslims said they don't mind pre-stunning if that is the law in New Zealand . So what is the big fuss for? And from the story, Jews in Denmark import their meat anyway.
36. antisemitism
Ron van der Wieken ,   Amsterdam NL   (02.18.14)
Please STOP the inadvertent use of the word antisemitism; through overuse it has virtually become without any meaning and it can fly back in our face like a boomerang.
37. prove yourself......and don't denied instead
Calibi ,   Sydney Aust   (02.18.14)
Den..... why don't you stop halal or vegetarian product? (end)
38. Proof motive is anti-semitism: Denmark doesn't ban hunting
Dr. L. Brnd ,   San Diego, USA   (02.18.14)
If the Danes were genuinely concerned about animal pain and suffering, they would ban hunting, which causes far more suffering to animals, especially to those that escape after being wounded, to die a slow and hideously painful end. That they decide to focus on kosher slaughter proves unambiguously that the motive is anti-semitism - especially when combined with their odd obscession to ban religious circumcision. The Danish attempt to deflect criticism by pointing out how they saved Jews during WW2 some 70 years ago is simply idiotic: 70 years before Hitler, Germany was hospitable and friendly to Jews, too, their most accomplished and valued citizens, 48,000 of whom died fighting for their beloved Kaiser in the 1st World War. Obviously irrelevant, and a clumsy defense of the indefensible.
39. here is the good old song
emar ,   Brussels   (02.19.14)
nothing new under the sun,anyone who dares to criticize the sect is called antisemitic
40. Kosher Slaughter
Max ,   Washington DC   (03.09.14)
If I was a Jewish Citizen of Denmark, I would be smart enough to read the writing on the wall and make immediate aliyah to Israel, America or Canada where Freedom of All Religions is Protected by Law.
41. Antisemitism
DAVID ,   Canada   (03.09.14)
We are here pointing a different gouvernment in different time in ww2 dens were protecting there jewish but today they joins europe antisemitism may be is to be pleasant to their big muslem comunity
42. Jews are their own worst enemies.
Robert ,   Australia   (03.12.14)
They invite antisemitism by their own actions. When will they ever learn?
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