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Alcena and Fink lacked a hypothesis to explain why the foreskin would be an entry point for HIV infection, but this was supplied by circumcision promoter [[Gerald N. Weiss]] and two colleagues. Weiss et al. (1993) produced the plausible but incorrect hypothesis that [[Langerhans cells]] attracted HIV. A medical journal in [[Israel ]] was willing to publish the paper by Weiss et al.<ref name="weiss1993">{{REFjournal
|last=Weiss
|first=Gerald N.
=== Philippines ===
[[Tuli]] or male circumcision, a nearly compulsory cultural practice in the Philippine Islands, causes 93 percent of Filipino males to be [[circumcised]].
In the 2010 Global [[AIDS]] report released by UNAIDS in late November, the Philippines was one of seven nations in the world which reported over 25 percent in new [[HIV]] infections between 2001 and 2009, whereas other countries have either stabilized or shown significant declines in the rate of new infections. Among all countries in Asia, only the Philippines and Bangladesh are reporting increases in [[HIV]] cases, with others either stable or decreasing. <ref>http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20110102-312124/Philippines-HIVAIDS-problem-worries-UN</ref>
The statistics suggest that removal of the protective [[foreskin]] by [[circumcision ]] increases the risk of contracting [[HIV]] infection.
=== [[Israel ]] ===Despite circumcision being near-universal, [[HIV]] is an increasing problem in [[Israel]].<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4998790
|title=Failing the AIDS Test