Tag: ritual circumcision
Council of Europe Chief Reassuring Rabbis on Circumcision
The Council of Europe will not ban Jewish ritual circumcision of boys, its leader assured members of the Conference of European Rabbis.
Thorbjorn Jagland, the...
Peres Asking Europeans to Reconsider Anti-Circumcision Resolution
Israeli President Shimon Peres called on the Council of Europe to reconsider a resolution condemning male ritual circumcision.
In a letter issued Sunday to Thorbjorn...
European Anti-Circumcision Resolution: Brit Same as Female Mutilation
Practices covered by the resolution include female genital mutilation and the circumcision of young boys for religious reasons.