Opinion

Belgium's ban on ritual circumcision is the same as making Jews second-class citizens

If Jews are being harassed in the street, synagogues are being attacked, and Israel is regularly delegitimized, then why do Jews want to live there?
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Jewish leaders say Belgium’s prosecution of circumcision is antisemitic

(JTA) — Dozens of European Jewish leaders, joined by Israeli and American diplomats, decried Antwerp prosecutors who plan to ...

To save Brit Milah, it's time to end a controversial circumcision practice

Protecting brit milah means separating the covenant from a risky practice that Jewish law does not require.
The Forward

An anti-circumcision activist’s lawsuit sheds light on concerns over antisemitism in the movement

Editor’s note: The lawsuits against Bruchim, Rebecca Wald, Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon and all other named defendants were dismissed by an Idaho judge in February and March, respectively. A man who made a ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Circumcision could be ‘child abuse’ if done wrong, UK prosectors warn after deaths

British Jews are weighing in after authorities said they are considering deeming some circumcisions “a form of child abuse” following deaths from the procedure. The Crown Prosecution Service, the ...
Reuters

In Israel, some rebel against circumcision

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Circumcision is one of Judaism's most important laws and for generations of faithful it has symbolized a biblical covenant with God. But in Israel, more and more Jewish parents ...
The Forward

Circumcision could be ‘child abuse’ if done wrong, UK prosecutors warn after deaths

(JTA) — British Jews are weighing in after authorities said they are considering deeming some circumcisions “a form of child abuse” following deaths from the procedure. The Crown Prosecution Service, ...