Circumcision europe

Belgian police raid houses of mohalim, seize circumcision tools

According to Belgian reports, alongside the seizing of tools the mohalim were asked to provide records of all boys they had circumcised in the last year.

 Belgian police in Antwerp
 A mohel performs a circumcision ceremony in Israel, July 6, 2023.

The arrest of a mohel in Ireland has shaken me to my core - opinion

A ‘MOHEL’ holds a scalpel as he performs a circumcision

British rabbi arrested in Ireland for performing illegal non-Jewish circumcision

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks in the Prime Minister's Office in Copenhagen, Denmark August 15, 2020

Danish PM opposes bill banning circumcision, cites her promise to Jews


Belgian MP to submit legislation to protect circumcision

‘Brit milah is under attack in Belgium,’ says Michael Freilich

Belgian MP Michael Freilich meets with Chief Rabbi David Lau and other Chief Rabbinate officials on Monday to discuss efforts to head off challenges to circumcision in Belgium

US Jewish organizations urge Iceland to nix bill banning male circumcision

"If passed, the Icelandic measure would create insurmountable challenges for Jews and Muslims living there,”

Relatives look at a baby after his circumcision in Jerusalem September 24, 2012.

European Jews, Muslims team up to face ritual slaughter, circumcision bans

The event included work sessions that featured case studies and exchange of information on the status of religious freedoms in European countries and initiatives to limit them.

A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.

Norwegian left-wing party split on proposal to ban circumcision

The debate within the party, which has seven of 169 seats in parliament, is part of a larger dilemma facing left-wing parties in Europe.

A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.

Finance is looking for the green light

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Council of Europe cancels anti-circumcision measure after joint Jewish-Muslim effort

Jewish and Muslim MKs united over past two years to advocate for reversal of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe resolution calling to ban ritual circumcision of children.

A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.

European committee of ministers backs circumcision

Decision elicits praise for repudiating PACE resolution equating the Jewish practice to mutilation.

Baby undergoes circumcision R 370