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[[File:Flag_of_Israel.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of Israel]]
[[File:Flag_of_Israel.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of Israel]]
According to Scripture, God gave the land of Canaan to Israel.<ref>{{REFweb
According to Scripture, God gave the land of Canaan to Israel.<ref>{{REFweb
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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.
  |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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====Circumcision loses popularity in Israel====
''Haretz'' (2012) published an article that said "more and more Israeli parents choose not to circumcise."<ref name="haretz2012">{{REFweb
''Haretz'' (2012) published an article that said "more and more Israeli parents choose not to circumcise."<ref name="haretz2012">{{REFweb
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Remennick (2021) reported lingering [[trauma]] among former Soviet Jews who were [[circumcised]] in Israel and who now regret their decision for both aesthetic and sexual reasons.<ref name="remennick2021">{{REFjournal
Remennick (2021) reported lingering [[trauma]] among former Soviet Jews who were [[circumcised]] in Israel and who now regret their decision for both aesthetic and [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual reasons]].<ref name="remennick2021">{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> however this figure was derived by totaling the number of Jews and Muslims in the population. It overstates the percentage of boys [[circumcised]] by an unknown amount since not all Jews and Muslims circumcise their boys.<ref name="ahituv2021" />
}}</ref> however this figure was derived by totaling the number of Jews and Muslims in the population. It overstates the percentage of boys [[circumcised]] by an unknown amount since not all Jews and Muslims circumcise their boys.<ref name="ahituv2021" />
Bar-Yakov et al. (2022) surveyed parents in [[Israel]] who sought [[circumcision]] revision surgery to remove so-called "excess foreskin". They reported that 27.5 percent of such parents regretted their decision.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Parental regret following decision to revise circumcision
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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
The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2024) reports, "Only seven medical circumcisions had been performed since April 2023, according to data presented to the Knesset."<ref>{{REFnews
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}}</ref> However, in Israel, with respect to Jewish boys, the situation is reversed with more [[UTI]] in boys as compared with girls. Toker et al. (2010) reported an incidence of UTI in Jewish boys of 24.7%  as compared to girls with 8.4%.<ref name="toker2010" />
}}</ref> However, in Israel, with respect to Jewish boys, the situation is reversed with more [[UTI]] in boys as compared with girls. Toker et al. (2010) reported an incidence of UTI in Jewish boys of 24.7%  as compared to girls with 8.4%.<ref name="toker2010" />
==Ritual circumcision and death from exsanguination==
==Ritual circumcision and death from exsanguination==
Hiss et al. (2000) reported the death of a boy from [[exsanguination]] after [[Brit Milah| ritual circumcision]]<ref name="hiss2000">{{REFjournal
Hiss et al. (2000) reported the death of a boy from [[exsanguination]] after [[Brit Milah| ritual circumcision]]<ref name="hiss2000">{{REFjournal
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* [[Protect the Child]]
* [[Protect the Child]]
==Regret parents==
==Regret parents==
Bar-Yaakov et al. (2022) reported that 27.5 percent of parents in Tel Aviv who had a [[circumcision]] revision regretted that decision.<ref>{{REFjournal
Bar-Yaakov et al. (2022) reported that 27.5 percent of parents in Tel Aviv who had a [[circumcision]] revision are [[regret parents]].<ref>{{REFjournal
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== Videos ==
== Videos ==
===Jewish circumcision: Cutting with tradition===
===Jewish circumcision: Cutting with tradition===
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=== Alon Sivroni Banned From Tel Aviv Pride Parade For Opposing Circumcision ===
=== Alon Sivroni Banned From Tel Aviv Pride Parade For Opposing Circumcision ===
<youtube>v=nFpqTOmQ5ks</youtube>
<youtube>v=nFpqTOmQ5ks</youtube>
=== Infant circumcision procedure ===
===Circumcision a film by Ari Libsker===
 
<youtube>v=XN65C9tbLP0</youtube>
This is a video of an actual infant [[circumcision]]. It has a sound tract so one can hear the comments of the doctor and the sounds made by the infant. The doctor gives an injection of local anesthetic that apparently does not stop any pain at all. The infant goes silent at about 6:15 on the video, so he may have gone into [[shock]] at that time. Not for the squeamish:
 
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*[https://www.reddit.com/r/Intactivism/comments/qbpzqr/trained_medical_professionals_restrain_infant_to/ Circumcision video]


== Mantor Restorer ==
== Mantor Restorer ==
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{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
* [[Amputation]]
* [[Brit Shalom]]
* [[Brit Shalom]]
* [[Bruchim]]
* [[Bruchim]]
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* [[Pain]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Rebecca Wald]]
* [[Rebecca Wald]]
* [[Ritual circumcision]]
* [[Theodor Hertzl]]
* [[Theodor Hertzl]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[Trauma]]
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* {{URLwikipedia|Israel|Israel}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Israel|Israel}}
 
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/sjlvd1sq9
|title=Why being an uncircumcised man in Israel is no longer an anomaly
|last=Ostfeld
|first=Shir
|publisher=Ynet Global
|date=2022-07-22
|accessdate=2025-11-28
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Intactivists/comments/1ooxwda/israeli_article_detailing_lack_of_regulation_of/
|title=Israeli article detailing lack of regulation of circumcision in Israel and the devastating results (recent botches, glans amputations)
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[[Category:Circumcision]]
[[Category:Circumcision]]
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[[Category:Intactivism]]
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[[Category:Jewish]]
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[[Category:Male circumcision]]
[[Category:Male circumcision]]
[[Category:Male sexuality]]
[[Category:Male sexuality]]
[[Category:Sociology]]


[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Israel]]