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The population of '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is nearly 10,000,000. Jews constitute 73 percent, Muslims constitute 18 percent and the balance is of various other faiths. Of the Jews, 49 percent self-identify as secular.
== Circumcision in Israel ==
The Israeli Ambulatory Paediatric Association (2012) said "that direct oral-genital suction, known as ''[[Metzitzah b'peh| metzitzah b’peh]]'', should not be performed during [[Brit Milah| Jewish ritual circumcision]]."<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Israeli pediatric association calls for end to circumcision-related rite
|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-pediatric-association-calls-for-end-to-circumcision-related-rite/
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|date=2012-08-12
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|quote= It is calling on Israel’s Health Ministry to require maternity wards and clinics to advise parents against metzitzah b’peh, Israeli media are reporting.
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The ''Times of Israel'' (2014) reported Jewish actress Alicia Silverstone is "among those Jews advocating against circumcision."<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Alicia Silverstone nixes circumcision
|quote=“I didn’t take into account that I would be losing feeling or that sex would be less good. Even after I noticed the damage, it took me time to make the connection. It came up in conversations with the woman who is today my wife and who by training is a psychologist and a sexologist – and not a Jew, by the way. When we first started dating, she asked me why I had done it, and I told her. Since then she laughs at me occasionally and says that if I hadn’t undergone that nonsense, I would have greater enjoyment.”
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The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2020) reported:
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A three-weeks-old baby is currently in serious condition at the Bnei Zion Medical Center in Haifa due to a herpetic infection, which began in the genital area and has spread to the brain, leading to convulsions and seizures.
Laboratory tests found that the infant likely contracted the Type 1 herpes virus during his brit, directly from the mohel, who performed the ceremony using the controversial Orthodox method of blood cleaning known as "Metzitzah B'Peh," or oral suction.
Director of Pediatrics at Bnei Zion Medical Center, Prof. Itzhak Sarugo, said that "the baby was hospitalized in serious condition, with a visible inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) accompanied by prolonged convulsions and a severe skin infection that started in the groin area where the circumcision was performed."<ref>{{REFnews
|title=3-week-old baby hospitalized with brain infection after brit gone wrong
|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/3-week-old-baby-hospitalized-with-brain-infection-after-bris-gone-wrong-633078
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[[Judaism]] and [[Islam]] require [[circumcision]], however not all Jews and Muslims actually follow the teachings of their religion. ''Haaretz'' (2021) reported that many Israeli parents are not circumcising their sons.<ref name="ahituv2021">{{REFnews
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|quote=The survey also found that nearly a third of the parents would prefer to forgo [[Brit Milah| circumcision]] but nevertheless have it done for social reasons (16.6 percent), health reasons (10.4 percent) and because it is important for the grandparents (2.1 percent).
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The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2022) reported "A baby was rushed to the hospital in northern Israel on Monday after his [[circumcision]] went wrong, with his genitals being almost completely amputated during a [[Brit Milah| brit mila]] - a Jewish ritual circumcision, Israeli media reported. The ''[[mohel]]'' was late found to be uncertified and did not undergo required training.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Israeli baby requires complex surgery after circumcision gone wrong
|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-716445
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|quote="We don't know exactly how it happened, but the baby is suffering from an almost complete amputation of his genitals," Asadi told N12. "This is a shocking case and the injury is very serious."
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|date=2024-04-01
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The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2024) reports, "Only seven medical circumcisions had been performed since April 2023, according to data presented to the Knesset."<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Conversion crisis: Israeli gov't circumcision tender delay leaves 100 in 'torture'
|url=https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-785632
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== Mantor Restorer ==
The [[Mantor Restorer]], a [[foreskin restoration]] device, is manufactured in Israel.
== Censorship in Egypt Israel ==Discussion of the practice of [[Brit Milah| circumcision]] is likely to be censored. [[Alon Sivroni]] was banned from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_Pride Tel Aviv Pride Parade] for opposing circumcision. This is likely to occur when many men are in ''denial of loss'' to circumcision.
== Homosexuality in Israel ==