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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 intended to give the land of Canaan to Israel.<ref>{{REFweb
According to Scripture, God gave the land of Canaan to Israel.<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+13%3A1-2&version=NASB
|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2012%3A1-6&version=NASB1995
|title=Genesis 12:1-6
|last=
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=NASB
|date=1995
|accessdate=2025-08-10
}}</ref>  <ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+13%3A1-2&version=NET
  |title=Numbers 13:1-2
  |title=Numbers 13:1-2
  |last=
  |last=
  |first=
  |first=
  |init=
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  |publisher=NASB
  |publisher=NET
  |date=1995
  |date=1995
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}}</ref> It was to be a home for the Jewish people.
}}</ref> It was to be a "national home for the Jewish people".<ref name="balfour1917">{{REFdocument
|title=Balfour Declaration
|url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187152#/media/File:Balfour_declaration_unmarked.jpg
|contribution=
|last=Balfour
|first=Arthur
|publisher=Foreign Office
|format=PDF
|date=1917-11-02
|accessdate=2024-04-22
}}</ref> David Ben-Gurion affixed the first signature to the <b>Declaration of Independence (1948)</b>.<ref>{{REFdocument
|title=The Declaration of Independence
|url=https://catalog.archives.gov.il/en/chapter/the-declaration-of-independence/
|contribution=
|last=
|first=
|publisher=Israel State Archives
|format=
|date=1948-05-14
|accessdate=2024-05-01
}}</ref>


Hebrew, the long dead language of the Jews, was revived and is the official language, although English is also widely spoken. Arabic is a secondary language.
Hebrew, the long dead language of the Jews, was revived and is the official language, although English is also widely spoken. Arabic is a secondary language.


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.
The population of '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' now exceeds 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.
 
==Status of international human rights law in Israel==
Israel signed the [https://treaties.un.org/doc/Treaties/1976/03/19760323%2006-17%20AM/Ch_IV_04.pdf International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights] (ICCPR) on 19 December 1966 and it ratified the treaty on 3 October 1991. Israel has not accepted the optional protocol for acceptance of individual complaints.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?Treaty=CCPR
|title=Ratification Status for CCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=UN Treaty Body Database
|date=
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}</ref>
 
Israel signed the [https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-against-torture-and-other-cruel-inhuman-or-degrading Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment] (CAT) on 22 October 1986 and ratified the treaty on 3 October 1991.<ref name=UNDATABASE">{{REFweb
|url=https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/Treaty.aspx?CountryID=84&Lang=en
|title=Ratification Status for Israel
|publisher=UN Treaty Body Database
|date=
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}</ref>
 
Israel signed the [https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child Convention on the Rights of the Child] (CRC) on 3 July 1990 and ratified the treaty on 3 October 1991.<ref name=UNDATABASE" />
 
Nations which become states-party to the various United Nations [[human rights]] treaties incur certain obligations for the enforcement of the provisions of those treaties within their territory.
 
The Basic Law provides that "all persons are entitled to protection of their life, body and dignity."<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/basic-law-human-dignity-and-liberty
|title=Basic Laws of Israel: Human Dignity and Liberty
|last=
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Jewish Virtual Library
|date=1994-03-09
|accessdate=2025-01-05
}}</ref>
 
== Circumcision in Israel ==
== 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
=== Circumcision in the news ===
 
<i>The Jerusalem Post</i> (2006) reported that haredi extremists had formed a "circumcision ring" to carry out "illegal circumcisions" on Russian teenagers who had not been [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Wanted haredi extremists flee country
|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2006/2006-10-09_jpost.php
|last=Lefkovit
|first=Edgar
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Jerusalem Post
|website=2006-10-09
|date=2024-07-28
|accessdate=2024-07-28
|format=
|quote=The haredi zealots allegedly performed the illicit circumcisions on the 16-17-year-old youths in a private city apartment in exchange for presents and without the consent of their parents.
}}</ref>
 
The [https://www.pediatrics.org.il/english/ 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
  |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/
  |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-pediatric-association-calls-for-end-to-circumcision-related-rite/
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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.
}}</ref>
====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
|url=https://www.haaretz.com/2012-06-14/ty-article/even-in-israel-more-and-more-parents-choose-not-to-circumcise/0000017f-f77f-ddde-abff-ff7f1fb70000
|title=Even in Israel, more and more parents choose not to circumcise their sons
|last=Ahutuv
|first=Netta
|init=
|publisher=Haaretz
|date=2012-06-14
|accessdate=2024-05-09
}}</ref>
''Reuters'' (2012) reported that increasing numbers of "Israeli parents are saying no to circumcision." Some fear it is a form of "physical abuse". Discussion of [[Brit Milah| circumcision]] is said to be "taboo". [[Ronit Tamir]], the founder and executive director of [[KAHAL]], said, "The phenomenon is growing, I have no doubt. When we started the group 12 years ago we had to work hard to find 40 families ... They were keeping it secret and we had to promise them we'd keep it secret. Then, we'd get one or two phone calls a month. Nowadays I get dozens of emails and phone calls a month, hundreds a year."<ref name="reuters2012">{{REFnews
|title=In Israel, some rebel against circumcision
|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8AR0M8/
|last=Lubell
|first=Maayan
|author-link=
|publisher=Reuters
|website=
|date=2012-11-28
|accessdate=2024-04-21
|quote="It's such a taboo in Israel and in Judaism,"
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
   
   
The ''Times of Israel'' (2014) reported Jewish actress Alicia Silverstone is "among those Jews advocating against circumcision."<ref>{{REFnews
The ''Times of Israel'' (2014) reported Jewish actress [https://thekindlife.com/ Alicia Silverstone] is "among those Jews advocating against circumcision."<ref>{{REFnews
  |title=Alicia Silverstone nixes circumcision
  |title=Alicia Silverstone nixes circumcision
  |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/alicia-silverstone-nixes-circumcision/
  |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/alicia-silverstone-nixes-circumcision/
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}}</ref>
}}</ref>


The ''Times of Israel'' (2014) reported that the [https://supreme.court.gov.il/sites/en/Pages/home.aspx High Court] overturned a Rabbinical Court decision that would have forced a woman to have a boy [[circumcised]]. The High Court stated that the [https://www.gov.il/en/departments/the_rabbinical_courts/govil-landing-page Rabbinical Court] "lacked the jurisdiction to force the procedure."<ref>{{REFnews
The ''Times of Israel'' (2014) reported that the [https://supreme.court.gov.il/sites/en/Pages/home.aspx High Court] overturned a [https://www.gov.il/en/departments/the_rabbinical_courts/govil-landing-page Rabbinical Court] decision that would have forced a woman to have a boy [[circumcised]]. The High Court stated that the [https://www.gov.il/en/departments/the_rabbinical_courts/govil-landing-page Rabbinical Court] "lacked the jurisdiction to force the procedure."<ref>{{REFnews
  |title=High Court rules against coerced circumcision
  |title=High Court rules against coerced circumcision
  |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-rules-against-coerced-circumcision/
  |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-rules-against-coerced-circumcision/
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}}</ref>   
}}</ref>   


The ''Forward'' (2018) reported that circumcision rates are slipping as more secular parents favor "[[intactness]]".<ref>{{REFnews
The ''Forward'' (2018) reported that circumcision rates are slipping as more secular parents favor "[[intactness]]".<ref name="gradstein2018">{{REFnews
  |title=Circumcision Rates Are Slipping — Even In Israel
  |title=Circumcision Rates Are Slipping — Even In Israel
  |url=https://forward.com/israel/391496/circumcision-rates-are-slipping-even-in-israel/
  |url=https://forward.com/israel/391496/circumcision-rates-are-slipping-even-in-israel/
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  |accessdate=2024-04-10
  |accessdate=2024-04-10
  |format=
  |format=
  |quote=Those making this decision are still in the minority and said they came under tremendous pressure from their families to have the baby circumcised for reasons of tradition, if not religion.  
  |quote=Those making this decision are still in the minority and said they came under tremendous pressure from their families to have the baby [[circumcised]] for reasons of tradition, if not religion.  
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


''Haaretz'' (2019) reported that Jewish men from Russia who were [[circumcised]] in Israel now [[Regret men| regret their decision]] to be circumcised.<ref>{{REFnews
''Haaretz'' (2019) reported that Jewish men from Russia who were [[circumcised]] in Israel now [[Regret men| regret their decision]] to be [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFnews
  |title=They Felt Pressured to Get Circumcised After Moving to Israel. They Now Regret It
  |title=They Felt Pressured to Get Circumcised After Moving to Israel. They Now Regret It
  |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-12-07/ty-article-magazine/.premium/they-felt-pressured-to-get-circumcised-after-moving-to-israel-they-now-regret-it/0000017f-f16f-d8a1-a5ff-f1efdbad0000
  |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-12-07/ty-article-magazine/.premium/they-felt-pressured-to-get-circumcised-after-moving-to-israel-they-now-regret-it/0000017f-f16f-d8a1-a5ff-f1efdbad0000
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  |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.”
  |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.”
}}</ref>
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
|last=Remennick
|first=
|init=L
|author-link=
|etal=no
|title=Joining the tribe: adult circumcision among immigrant men in Israel and its traumatic aftermath
|trans-title=
|language=
|journal=Cult Health Sex
|location=
|date=2021-01-29
|volume=24
|issue=5
|pages=702-16
|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13691058.2021.1879272?journalCode=tchs20
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=33512277
|pubmedCID=
|DOI=10.1080/13691058.2021.1879272
|accessdate=2022-10-14
}}</ref>
Wald (2022) reported on the prevalence of injuries from circumcision.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Circumcision Injuries Include More Than ‘Botches’
|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/circumcision-injuries-include-more-than-botches/
|last=Wald
|first=
|init=R
|author-link=Rebecca Wald
|publisher=The Times of Israel
|website=
|date=2022-09-08
|accessdate=2025-05-19
|quote=“We see many incomplete circumcisions and children suffering bleeding after circumcision, abrasions and injuries of one kind or another. Lots of damage.”}}</ref>
The Jewish Press (2023) reported a decision by the Israel’s Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, that the Government must pay for the circumcision of converts to Conservative and Reform Judaism in addition to Orthodox Judaism as had been done previously.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=High Court: State must pay for circumcisions of non-Orthodox converts
|url=https://www.jns.org/high-court-state-must-pay-for-circumcisions-of-non-orthodox-converts/
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Jewish News Syndicate
|website=
|date=2023-12-13
|accessdate=2025-01-16
|quote=
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


=== Complication of circumcision procedure ===
The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2020) reported:
The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2020) reported:
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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
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 [[Amputation| amputated]] during a [[Brit Milah| brit mila]] — a Jewish ritual circumcision, Israeli media reported. The ''[[mohel]]'' was later found to be uncertified and did not undergo required training.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Even in Israel, More and More Parents Choose Not to Circumcise Their Sons
|url=https://www.haaretz.com/even-in-israel-more-and-more-parents-choose-not-to-circumcise-1.5178506
|last=Ahituv
|first=Netta
|coauthors=
|publisher=Haaretz
|website=
|date=2021-06-14
|accessdate=2024-03-24
|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).
}}</ref>
 
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
  |title=Israeli baby requires complex surgery after circumcision gone wrong
  |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-716445
  |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-716445
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}}</ref>
}}</ref>


The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2026) reported "A two-week-old baby was hospitalized at Wolfson after contracting herpes during a [[Brit Milah| circumcision]] involving direct [[Metzitzah b'peh| oral suction]]."<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Infant hospitalized with herpes after circumcision involving direct oral suction
|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-890328
|last=Gal
|first=Itay
|publisher=Jerusalem Post
|website=
|date=2026-03-18
|accessdate=2026-03-18
|quote=Doctors found that the virus had reached the infant’s cerebrospinal fluid, indicating that the infection had penetrated the central nervous system, a life-threatening condition in newborns whose immune systems are not yet fully developed.
}}</ref>
=== Loss of sexual sensation ===
Many [[intact]] Jewish men migrated to [[Israel]] after the collapse of the Soviet Union. They were [[circumcised]] as adults, but found that the [[adult circumcision]] resulted in a substantial loss of sensation and sexual pleasure.<ref name="remennick2022">{{REFjournal
|last=Remennick
|first=
|init=L
|author-link=
|etal=no
|title=Joining the tribe: adult circumcision among immigrant men in Israel and its traumatic aftermath
|trans-title=
|language=
|journal=Cult Health Sex
|date=2022-05
|volume=24
|issue=5
|pages=702-16
|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/13691058.2021.1879272?needAccess=true
|archived=
|quote=Although opinions differed, the majority in this small survey said that the exposure of glans penis gradually lowered sensitivity, reducing pleasure both in intercourse and masturbation. In hindsight, many informants regretted their consent to undergo brit under social pressure.
|pubmedID=33512277
|pubmedCID=
|DOI=10.1080/13691058.2021.1879272
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2024-10-12
}}</ref>
The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2023) has expressed some concern about loss of [[foreskin sensitivity| sexual sensation]] after loss of the [[foreskin]] by [[circumcision]].<ref>{{REFnews
The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2023) has expressed some concern about loss of [[foreskin sensitivity| sexual sensation]] after loss of the [[foreskin]] by [[circumcision]].<ref>{{REFnews
  |title=Should Jewish males be circumcised? - comment
  |title=Should Jewish males be circumcised? - comment
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}}</ref>
}}</ref>


The percentage of males [[circumcised]] in Israel (prevalence) is reported to be 91.7%.<ref>{{REFweb
A [[circumcised]] Israeli man (2024) has commented on his loss of sensation.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Intactivism/comments/1hizfdy/i_hate_my_cut_pennis_so_depressing_i_sometimes/
|title=I hate my cut pennis, so depressing i sometimes wanna die
|last=Anonymous Israeli male
|first=
|init=
|publisher=Reddit
|date=2024-12
|accessdate=2024-12-25
}}</ref>
 
=== Statistics ===
[[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
|title=Even in Israel, More and More Parents Choose Not to Circumcise Their Sons
|url=https://www.haaretz.com/even-in-israel-more-and-more-parents-choose-not-to-circumcise-1.5178506
|last=Ahituv
|first=Netta
|coauthors=
|publisher=Haaretz
|website=
|date=2021-06-14
|accessdate=2024-03-24
|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).
}}</ref>
 
Based on data collected prior to 2016, the percentage of males of all ages [[circumcised]] in Israel (prevalence) was reported to be 91.7%,<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://circstatistics.github.io/
  |url=https://circstatistics.github.io/
  |title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates
  |title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates
|last=
|first=
|init=
  |publisher=https://circstatistics.github.io
  |publisher=https://circstatistics.github.io
  |date=2024-04-01
  |date=2024-04-01
  |accessdate=2024-04-01
  |accessdate=2024-04-01
}}</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
|last=Bar-Yaakov
|first=
|init=N
|author-link=
|last2=Mano
|first2=
|init2=R
|author2-link=
|last3=Ekstein
|first3=
|init3=M
|author3-link=
|last4=Savin
|first4=
|init4=Z
|author4-link=
|last5=Dekalo
|first5=
|init5=S
|author5-link=
|last6=Ben-Chaim
|first6=
|init6=J
|author6-link=
|last7=Bar-Yosef
|first7=
|init7=Y
|author7-link=
|etal=no
|title=Parental regret following decision to revise circumcision
|trans-title=
|language=
|journal=Front Pediatr
|location=
|date=2022-03-09
|volume=
|issue=
|article=
|page=
|pages=
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8959754/
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=35356439
|pubmedCID=8959754
|DOI=10.3389/fped.2022.855893
|accessdate=2025-08-31
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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  |quote=
}}</ref>
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There is no data available regarding the current ''incidence'' of [[circumcision]] of boys.


== Ritual circumcision and urinary tract infection in Israel ==
== Ritual circumcision and urinary tract infection in Israel ==
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Prais et al. (2009) reported that a boy is 2.8 times more likely to get a [[UTI]] when [[circumcised]] by a [[mohel]] as compared to when circumcised by a physician.<ref name="prais2009" />
Prais et al. (2009) reported that a boy is 2.8 times more likely to get a [[UTI]] when [[circumcised]] by a [[mohel]] as compared to when circumcised by a physician.<ref name="prais2009" />


The urethra of girls is shorter than that of boys, so it is normal for girls to have more urinary tract infections than boys. Marild & Jodal (1998), working in Sweden, reported an incidence of UTI in girls of 6.6% in the first six years of life, while boys had an incidence of 1.8%.<ref name="marild1998">{{REFjournal
The urethra of girls is shorter than that of boys, so it is normal for girls to have more urinary tract infections than boys. Marild & Jodal (1998), working in [[Sweden]], reported an incidence of UTI in girls of 6.6% in the first six years of life, while boys had an incidence of 1.8%.<ref name="marild1998">{{REFjournal
  |last=Marild
  |last=Marild
  |first=
  |first=
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  |DOI=10.1080/08035259850158272  
  |DOI=10.1080/08035259850158272  
  |accessdate=2024-03-28
  |accessdate=2024-03-28
}}</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==
Hiss et al. (2000) reported the death of a boy from [[exsanguination]] after [[Brit Milah| ritual circumcision]]<ref name="hiss2000">{{REFjournal
|last=Hiss
|first=J
|author-link=
|last2=Horowitz
|first2=A
|author2-link=
|last3=Kahana
|first3=T
|etal=no
|title=Fatal haemorrhage following male ritual circumcision
|trans-title=
|language=
|journal=J Clin Forensic Med
|location=
|date=2000-03
|volume=7
|issue=1
|pages=32-4
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/death/hiss1/
|quote=
|pubmedID=15274991
|pubmedCID=
|DOI=10.1054/jcfm.1999.0340
|accessdate=2025-05-08
}}</ref>
== Circumcision death ==
== Circumcision death ==
* {{REFnews
* {{REFnews
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  |quote=
  |quote=
}}
}}
== Facebook groups ==
These groups use the Hebrew language.
* [https://en.intactiwiki.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%9B%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%98_%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%97%D7%A8_CIRCUMCISION Circumcision - the whole hidden truth - a selected collection]
* [[ברית_מילה_-_לומדים_את_העובדות|Circumcision - Learn about the facts]]


== Intactivist groups ==
== Intactivist groups ==
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* [[KAHAL]]
* [[KAHAL]]
* [[Protect the Child]]
* [[Protect the Child]]
The extent of [[intactness]] in Israel is unclear.
==Regret parents==
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
|last=Bar-Yaakov
|first=
|init=N
|author-link=
|last2=Mano
|first2=
|init2=R
|author2-link=
|last3=Ekstein
|first3=
|init3=M
|author3-link=
|last4=Savin
|first4=
|init4=Z
|author4-link=
|last5=Dekalo
|first5=
|init5=S
|author5-link=
|last6=Ben-Chaim
|first6=
|init6=J
|author6-link=
|last7=Bar-Yosef
|first7=
|init7=Y
|author7-link=
|etal=no
|title=Parental regret following decision to revise circumcision
|trans-title=
|language=
|journal=Front Pediatr
|location=
|date=2022-03-09
|volume=
|issue=
|article=
|page=
|pages=
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8959754/
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=35356439
|pubmedCID=8959754
|DOI=10.3389/fped.2022.855893
|accessdate=2024-06-17
}}</ref>


== Videos ==
== Videos ==
===Jewish circumcision: Cutting with tradition===
<youtube>O_lLUXUo3Wk</youtube>
=== Alon Sivroni vs. circumcision ===
=== Alon Sivroni vs. circumcision ===
<youtube>v=dmLSx92iKlM&t=39s</youtube>
<youtube>v=dmLSx92iKlM&t=39s</youtube>
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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>
===Circumcision a film by Ari Libsker===
<youtube>v=XN65C9tbLP0</youtube>


== Mantor Restorer ==
== Mantor Restorer ==
The [[Mantor Restorer]], a [[foreskin restoration]] device, is manufactured in Israel.
The [[Mantor Restorer]], a [[foreskin restoration]] device, is manufactured in Israel.
== Censorship in Israel ==
== Censorship in 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.
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 [[Sexual effects of circumcision| circumcision]].


== Homosexuality in Israel ==
== Homosexuality in Israel ==
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  |format=
  |format=
  |quote=
  |quote=
}}</ref> Tel Aviv, which may be the most [[circumcised]] city, also calls itself "the most gay friendly city in the world.<ref>{{REFnews
}}</ref> Tel Aviv, which may be the most [[circumcised]] city, also calls itself "the most gay friendly city in the world."<ref>{{REFnews
  |title=Over 250,000 revelers flood Tel Aviv for Israel’s biggest ever Gay Pride parade
  |title=Over 250,000 revelers flood Tel Aviv for Israel’s biggest ever Gay Pride parade
  |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-250000-revelers-flood-tel-aviv-for-gay-pride/
  |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-250000-revelers-flood-tel-aviv-for-gay-pride/
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{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
* [[Amputation]]
* [[Brit Shalom]]
* [[Bruchim]]
* [[Bruchim]]
* [[Israel's Whole Network]]
* [[Judaism]]
* [[Judaism]]
 
* [[Pain]]
 
* [[Rebecca Wald]]
* [[Ritual circumcision]]
* [[Theodor Hertzl]]
* [[Trauma]]
{{LINKS}}
{{LINKS}}
* {{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
}}
* {{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)
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=REDDIT
|date=2025-11-05
|accessdate=2025-11-06
}}
{{REF}}
{{REF}}




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