: the idea that food companies and consumers are forced to
pay money to support the Jewish religion or Zionist causes
and Israel through the costs of kosher certification
WHY IT’S ANTISEMITIC:
Many Jews adhere to religious dietary restrictions, which
govern the slaughter of animals and the ingredients and
production of various foodstuffs. To assist them, these
products are usually marked with a symbol attesting to the
fact that they are kosher, such as Ⓚ and Ⓤ.
A sticker circulated by
antisemites to be placed on
kosher items in stores.
The kosher tax conspiracy theory states that this kosher
certification of products is an extra tax collected from
unwitting consumers for the benefit of Jewish organizations. It
is mainly spread by antisemitic and white supremacist groups,
who claim this to be a “Kosher tax” (or “Jewish tax") that is
“extorted” from food companies wishing to avoid a boycott
and used to support Zionist causes or the State of Israel.