Israel's 'Pig Law' By JONATHAN SHILOH (Copyright, 1956, JTA, Inc.) Holiday Greetings EARL SCHILL COINS & STAMPS Wholesale Distributors of Coin and Stamp Supplies Michigan Representatives of Scot Minkus Harris, Washington Press, Whitman, etc. 110 JOHN R ..WO 1-1154 JERUSALEM — Should ob- servant Jews prevent non-ob- servant Jews from eating pork? Theoretically, this question may never be answered. Ob- servant Jews will answer "yes," and reinforce their viewpoint with an endless string of quo- tations and proof from religious sources. Anyone accepting these sources must accept their argu- ments. But non-observant Jews, who do n o t accept these sources, will answer "no" and raise the banner of religious freedom, civil rights and free- dom of conscience. 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The law comes to patch up a legal loophole recently un- covered by the Supreme Court Most of the local authorities had already adopted by-laws regulating the sale of pork when a resident in Tel Aviv appealed against the by-law on the grounds that it had been passed on religious grounds. The Supreme Court upheld his viewpoint, adding that the regulation of pork could only be done by an Act of the Knesset permitting the local authorities to take steps in this matter or by an Act which would become a national law. The religious parties pre- pared a law permitting the local authorities to deal with the problem as they saw fit. They submitted this law to the Knesset for approval. The law is not a "blanket law," outlawing outright the sale of pork or banning pig breeding. It permits individual places to adopt legislation in line with their views. For example, in one district, which is predominantly non observant, a by-law may state that pork may be sold freely. In another, like Jerusalem, the by-law will impose severe reg- ulations on the sale of pork, probably permitting it only in one "public market." Thus there will be only one place in the entire city which can deal in pig meat. It will cater mainly to the capital's Chris- tian population—consuls, their staffs, U.N. personnel and visi- tors. In effect, Jews will not have access to pork in Jeru- salem. Passing by-laws will become a matter for political dicker- ing. For in no city or town are observant Jews in the ma- jority. Therefore the religious parties, when they are mem- bers of coalitions, will have to make "deals" with other politi- cal parties to assure passage of the by-law. The price the religious parties will have to pay will vary from place to place, depending upon their rel- ative strength vis-a-vis the other parties. The attitudes of the latter, whether they are fighting the by-law on anti-re- ligious grounds (the left So- cialist parties) or on civil rights (the Center parties) must also be considered. For the left Socialist parties—de- spite the slogan that "religion is the opium of the masses"— will be much easier to deal with. In Jerusalem, where the religious parties are relative- ly strong, the by-law will most certainly pass, although echoes of the fierce debate will be heard in every Jew- ish community throughout the world. In the Capital, the cry of the opposition will be on grounds of civil rights, since the left, labor parties are weak. Not so in Haifa, where the left labor parties are strong. Here the fight will be fought on anti-reli- gious grounds. What will happen with the fall of the coalition which passes the by-law? If the new coalition is composed of the left labor and center parties, will the by-law be repealed? In all probability, no. The new coalition will use other means to bring about the desired ends. Inspectors will not be sent to enforce the by-law. It will remain "alive" on the books, but "dead" in effect. The arguments of the reli- gious Jews in fighting for the ban of pork are well known. Not so those advocating civil rights or favoring anti-roll- gious laws. They claim that it will lead to a black market in pig meat; it will awaken and intensify hatred of religion; and it will deprive Israel, which is short of meat, of a cheap source. All these arguments are true. But not to the extent claimed. There will be a black market, but it will be small; hatred of the religious parties will grow, but in all likelihood the "pork" issue will be used to fan this hatred out of all normal pro- portions. The economic argument, how- ever, is valid. Still, it is a price to be paid. And most Israelis, religious or not, are willing to pay it. 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