Richard Prasquier, the French Jewish leader, said that banning circumcision in Europe “would inevitably mean the end of Judaism” there. “You can seek a ban but you need to understand the consequences: ...

In Sweden, said Lena Posner-Korosi, president of the country’s 20,000-strong Jewish community, circumcision is permitted until two months, which effectively shuts out the Muslim community, in which ...

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 ...

After US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White accused his host country of antisemitism over its laws regulating circumcision, the Belgian government found itself embroiled in a very public argument. White ...

It’s been a bad week for circumcision. Two separate but equally tragic stories occurred almost a continent apart. In Great Britain, a six-month-old boy died a week after his circumcision, and it has ...

On June 26, 2012, the Cologne, Germany regional court ruled that circumcising young boys is a criminal offense because it constitutes “illegal bodily harm.” The court held that a child’s right to ...

You can hear the disdain and disrespect shown to the beautiful Jewish families across Belgium,” said Bill White, of comments calling mohels “butchers by day” who circumcise as a “side ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Jewish community and a leading doctor have urged the government to draw up a new law stating clearly that circumcising boys for religious reasons is legal, ...