[crystalk]

The Torah does say that a Jew is not to eat pork, nor touch its DEAD carcass. That would mean that a Jew cannot butcher pork or render it, etc. or perhaps even sell pork products unless they are wrapped carefully beforehand.

But as stated, many Jews do not observe, and it should also be remembered that many Russians and Rumanians, Koreans and Thai, as well as western Christian tourists and monks, etc. live in Israel, any of which could be employed as need be in the pork industry. But I daresay many an IDF member would make an exception in this case...but those who dropped the porkers on the airfield, were in the clear, for the pigs were live when handled by the Jews.

[another cricket]

It was my understanding that they could use the valve of a pig to do valve replacements.

True? It has been a few years.

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