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}}</ref> Barbara Amiel makes the case that the [[Cologne circumcision court judgment|Ruling in Cologne]] is not Anti-Semitic, but a display of statism, government attacking individual liberty (in this case individual family unit) (ignoring the fact that the minors are not at liberty to decline circumcision). Mrs. Amiel (who is documented to be atheist<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> Barbara Amiel makes the case that the [[Cologne circumcision court judgment|Ruling in Cologne]] is not Anti-Semitic, but a display of statism, government attacking individual liberty (in this case individual family unit) (ignoring the fact that the minors are not at liberty to decline[[circumcision]]). Mrs. Amiel (who is documented to be atheist<ref>{{REFweb

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}}</ref>) admits that "I personally carry out certain rituals associated with my faith as a Jew, even knowing them to be utterly illogical. They are my tribe’s rituals. Had I a male child, I feel certain I would have had him circumcised."

}}</ref>) admits that "I personally carry out certain [[Brit Milah| rituals]] associated with my [[Judaism| faith]] as a Jew, even knowing them to be utterly illogical. They are my tribe’s rituals. Had I a male child, I feel certain I would have had him [[circumcised]]."

She also calls the debate about circumcision a "battle over the centimetres of foreskin".

She also calls the debate about [[circumcision]] a "battle over the centimetres of [[foreskin]]".

While she states that "to make an anti-circumcision law based on the child’s inability to choose is insanity: a child by definition cannot choose anything—whether breastfeeding or tonsillectomy", she also considers that "as for getting consent for circumcision—after reading what is involved in doing it to an adult male, I cannot believe that any man would be mad enough to consent".

The article is illustrated<ref>Archive ({{date|2012-10-02}}): http://www.circleaks.org/index.php?title=File:Amiel.pdf</ref> with a photo of a Mohel performing [[Metzitzah b'peh]] on a crying baby who was just circumcised. [[Metzitzah b'peh]] is the ritual of oral suction of the blood of the penis, performed by ultra-orthodox Jews, and repeatedly responsible for several cases of babies contracting genital [[herpes]], e.g. in NYC, in 2012. At least 2 babies died already.

The article is illustrated<ref>Archive ({{date|2012-10-02}}): http://www.circleaks.org/index.php?title=File:Amiel.pdf</ref> with a photo of a Mohel performing [[Metzitzah b'peh]] on a crying baby who was just circumcised. [[Metzitzah b'peh]] is the ritual of oral suction of the blood of the [[penis]], performed by ultra-orthodox Jews, and repeatedly responsible for several cases of babies contracting genital [[herpes]], e.g. in NYC, in 2012. At least 2 babies died already.

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-}}</ref> Barbara Amiel makes the case that the [[Cologne circumcision court judgment|Ruling in Cologne]] is not Anti-Semitic, but a display of statism, government attacking individual liberty (in this case individual family unit) (ignoring the fact that the minors are not at liberty to decline circumcision). Mrs. Amiel (who is documented to be atheist<ref>{{REFweb
+}}</ref> Barbara Amiel makes the case that the [[Cologne circumcision court judgment|Ruling in Cologne]] is not Anti-Semitic, but a display of statism, government attacking individual liberty (in this case individual family unit) (ignoring the fact that the minors are not at liberty to decline[[circumcision]]). Mrs. Amiel (who is documented to be atheist<ref>{{REFweb
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-}}</ref>) admits that "I personally carry out certain rituals associated with my faith as a Jew, even knowing them to be utterly illogical. They are my tribe’s rituals. Had I a male child, I feel certain I would have had him circumcised."
+}}</ref>) admits that "I personally carry out certain [[Brit Milah| rituals]] associated with my [[Judaism| faith]] as a Jew, even knowing them to be utterly illogical. They are my tribe’s rituals. Had I a male child, I feel certain I would have had him [[circumcised]]."
-She also calls the debate about circumcision a "battle over the centimetres of foreskin".
+She also calls the debate about [[circumcision]] a "battle over the centimetres of [[foreskin]]".
 While she states that "to make an anti-circumcision law based on the child’s inability to choose is insanity: a child by definition cannot choose anything—whether breastfeeding or tonsillectomy", she also considers that "as for getting consent for circumcision—after reading what is involved in doing it to an adult male, I cannot believe that any man would be mad enough to consent".
-The article is illustrated<ref>Archive ({{date|2012-10-02}}): http://www.circleaks.org/index.php?title=File:Amiel.pdf</ref> with a photo of a Mohel performing [[Metzitzah b'peh]] on a crying baby who was just circumcised. [[Metzitzah b'peh]] is the ritual of oral suction of the blood of the penis, performed by ultra-orthodox Jews, and repeatedly responsible for several cases of babies contracting genital [[herpes]], e.g. in NYC, in 2012. At least 2 babies died already.
+The article is illustrated<ref>Archive ({{date|2012-10-02}}): http://www.circleaks.org/index.php?title=File:Amiel.pdf</ref> with a photo of a Mohel performing [[Metzitzah b'peh]] on a crying baby who was just circumcised. [[Metzitzah b'peh]] is the ritual of oral suction of the blood of the [[penis]], performed by ultra-orthodox Jews, and repeatedly responsible for several cases of babies contracting genital [[herpes]], e.g. in NYC, in 2012. At least 2 babies died already.
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