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'There is no kosher meat': the Israelis full of zeal for going vegan

Vegan food is, by most accounts, naturally kosher so is seen as a safe food choice for many Jews
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY DAPHNE ROUSSEAU - A woman, wearing a shirt reading 'proud to be vegan', carries a vegan hamburger during the 'Vegan Fest' fair on October 13, 2014 in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv. Israelis are flocking to veganism, to the point where even the army now has options for vegan soldiers and a specialised food fair in Tel Aviv attracted 15,000 people in a day. Like vegetarians, vegans do not eat meat but they also eschew all animal products -- including milk, eggs and honey -- with some refusing to wear leather or use cosmetics tested on animals. / JACK GUEZ / Getty Images

There’s a wildcard option that some Israeli Jews have started using when they can’t find a restaurant with a kosher certificate: vegan food.

Fresh fruits, vegetables and grains are, by most accounts, naturally kosher and as the mixing of dairy and meat is forbidden in Judaism, a safe choice is to eat somewhere that avoids both.

A growing religious zeal for veganism has been further fostered by rabbis who question whether the faithful

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