Israel
The nation of Israel was reborn in Canaan in 1948 as foretold by the prophet Ezekial in Ezekial 37.[1] It was to be a home for the Jewish people.
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 Israel 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.
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Circumcision in Israel
The Times of Israel (2014) reported Jewish actress Alicia Silverstone is "among those Jews advocating against circumcision."[2]
The Times of Israel (2014) reported that the High Court overturned a Rabbinical Court decision that would have forced a woman to have a boy circumcised. The High Court stated that the Rabbinical Court "lacked the jurisdiction to force the procedure."[3]
Avraham Burg, writing in Haaretz (2014), asked, "Is this the generation that rejects circumcision?"[4]
Haaretz (2019) reported that Jewish men from Russia who were circumcised in Israel now regret their decision to be circumcised.[5]
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.[6]
The Jerusalem Post (2023) has expressed some concern about loss of sexual sensation after loss of the foreskin by circumcision.[7]
Ritual circumcision in Israel and urinary tract infection
Several medical articles have reported urinary tract infection in Israel after ritual circumcision.[8] [9]
Circumcision death
Anonymous (7 June 2013)."Baby who lost consciousness after circumcision dies", The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
Intactivist groups
There are several intactivist groups that oppose the the practice of non-therapeutic circumcision.
Videos
Israeli mother promotes keeping boys intact
Alon Sivroni protests against Genital Mutilation in Israel
See also
External links
Wikipedia article: Israel
References
- ↑
Ezekial 37
, Bible Gateway. Retrieved 24 March 2024. - ↑ Dónzis, Aron (4 May 2014)."Alicia Silverstone nixes circumcision", The Times of Israel. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ Newman, Marissa (29 June 2014)."High Court rules against coerced circumcision", The Times of Israel. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
Quote:In the case in question, a woman in the midst of divorce proceedings opposed the circumcision of her son on the grounds that it was a form of mutilation.
- ↑ Burg, Avraham (30 August 2014)."Is This the Generation That Rejects Circumcision?", Haaretz. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ Glazer, Hilo (7 December 2019)."They Felt Pressured to Get Circumcised After Moving to Israel. They Now Regret It", Haaretz. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
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.”
- ↑ Ahituv, Netta (14 June 2021)."Even in Israel, More and More Parents Choose Not to Circumcise Their Sons", Haaretz. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
Quote:The survey also found that nearly a third of the parents would prefer to forgo 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).
- ↑ Blum, Brian (6 October 2023)."Should Jewish males be circumcised? - comment", Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑
Cohen HA, Drucker MM, Vainer S, Ashkenazi A, Amir J, Frydman M, Varsano L. Postcircumcision Urinary Tract Infection. Clin Pediatr (Phila). June 1992; 31(6): 322-4. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ Goldman M, Barr J, Bistritzer, T, Aladjem M. Urinary tract infection following ritual Jewish circumcision. Isr J Med Sci. November 1996; 32(11): 1098-102. PMID. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
