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Mette Frederiksen, [https://www.stm.dk/ Prime Minister of Denmark], argues argued that an alleged promise made to Jews in the aftermath of World War II takes precedence over Denmark's clear obligations under international law of human rights to protect the human rights of its citizens, including boys.<ref>{{REFnews
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Ninety members constitute a majority of the 179 member Folketing. Thus far, a majority in favor of prohibiting non-therapeutic circumcision of boys has had not existed. David Balashinsky, a Jewish-American man and opponent of non-therapeutic child circumcision, published an open letter to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday, 12 October 2020 in support of the Citizen Initiative to Establish 18 as the Minimum Age for Non-therapeutic Circumcision in Denmark.<ref name="balashinsky2020">{{REFweb |url=https://dbalablog.blogspot.com/2020/10/an-open-letter-to-prime-minister-mette.html |title=An Open Letter to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Support of the Citizen Initiative to Establish 18 as the Minimum Age for Non-therapeutic Circumcision in Denmark |last=Balashinsky |first=David |date=2020-10-12 |accessdate=2021-02-23}}</ref>
The United States of America, through its ambassador, is actively interfering in Danish internal affairs, to prevent the protection of the [[human rights]] of boys.<ref>{{REFnews