Sales would be restricted to a certain amount of meat per week.

Jews and Muslims would still be allowed to purchase kosher and halal food, but only if they can prove that they live in Lower Austria and are observant members of their religious communities. Freedom of religion is “of course something that should never be questioned,” he wrote. In a letter sent to a Jewish community organization in Austria, Lower Austria FPÖ cabinet minister Gottfried Waldhäusl indicated that he shared the animal rights concerns but would not seek a general ban on kosher and halal meat. The study, published earlier this year, found support for anti-Semitic hate speech among at least some FPÖ members. But for decades, its top members paid for advertisements in a right-wing extremist magazine that is openly hostile to Jews, according to a study by several research institutes and a human rights organization. Since joining the Austrian right-wing government coalition last year, FPÖ officials may have refrained from openly embracing some of the anti-Semitic rhetoric that the party has been accused of employing in the past. The party’s critics won’t buy that defense, though. Jews and Muslims would still be allowed to purchase kosher and halal food, but only if they can prove that they live in Lower Austria and are observant. This is absolutely not about religion – it’s about animal protection,” said Murlasits. “All we’re doing now is to follow the rules. “This law proposal dates back to 2017, when it was drafted by the Social Democrat during his last days in office,” Alexander Murlasits, an FPÖ spokesman, told The Washington Post on Thursday. Article contentĪustria’s FPÖ has had a number of Nazi scandals in recent years and has been accused of stirring anti-Semitic sentiments, but this time the right-wing populists consider themselves to be treated unfairly by their critics. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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