Austrian Far-Right Politician Suggests Registry For Jews To Buy Kosher Meat

A right-wing state-level cabinet minister in Austria defended his plan to create a registry for Jewish residents who want to buy kosher meat over "animal welfare" concerns about the practice, according to a Tuesday report from Haaretz. Gottfried Waldhäusl, the state level Cabinet member from Austria's populist Freedom Party which was founded by a former Nazi and is opposed to Muslim immigration, had his plan come up against immediate criticism from Jewish advocate groups. The groups said the