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This club has been swung very sharply in the [[Circumcision Debate|circumcision debate]] 2012in various countries:

=== [[Denmark]] ===# The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Rabbi '''Dieter GraumannLexner'''told Kristeligt Dagblad, threatened emigration of all Jews from Germany and called the Chancellor, fractions and prime ministers of all provinces “A ban on circumcision is equivalent to saying to bring a law "immediately after the summer break" on the way that still allows those that have practiced [[Judaism]] in [[circumcisionDenmark]]for 400 years that they may as well leave. This way he assumed all circumcision critics lump sum to want to create a situation where Jews could not longer live in Germany.<ref”<ref name=Hoare2013">{{REFjournal |url=http://www.focusthetower.deorg/politikarticle/deutschland/urteilthe-zurscandal-beschneidungof-zentralratscandinavia/ |title=The Scandal of Scandinavia |date=2013-sieht-das04 |first=Liam |init=L |last=Hoare |journal=The Tower Magazine |accessdate=2020-judentum12-in-deutschland-gefaehrdet_aid_781855.html25}}</ref># In a longer article titled "The President Scandal of the federation of European rabbisScandinavia", rabbi Jewish author '''Pinchas GoldschmidtLiam Hoare''' from Moscow, put the Cologne judgment in connection with [[United Kingdom| UK]] pulled out all the Nazi ban stops to lump all alleged or actual cases of anti-Semitism again and again with the circumcision of boys.<ref name=Hoare2013"/> <br>''Shechita'' (IntactiWiki comment: The rhetorical means of throwing as much dirt as possible hoping that something sticks, should not have failed for many readers. Repeatedly talking about circumcision and calls it "anti-Semitism in the heaviest attack on Jewish life since the Holocaust"same context can be seen as [[framing]]. Thus he assumed sweeping all the people who keep )''# '''Fin Rudaizky''', a former leader of the Cologne decision rightJewish community in [[Denmark]], Nazisclaimed that in addition to [[intactivist|children’s welfare activists]], and thus set politians massively under pressure“many others use the situation to show that they are against Jews, Muslims, and they can express anti-Semitism and xenophobia without admitting to it.”<ref>http{{REFnews |url=https://www.focustimesofisrael.decom/politik/deutschland/tidas-26512/beschneidungsdenmark-urteilconsiders-empoerta-rabbinerban-schwersteron-angriffcircumcision-aufsome-dasjews-juedischeconsider-leben-seitleaving/ |title=As Denmark considers a ban on circumcision, some Jews consider leaving |website=The Times of Israel |date=2018-dem06-holocaust_aid_781078.html</ref>18 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref># Israel's Vice Prime Minister ''Henri Goldstein'Silvan Schalom''' said , the banning president of religious the Jewish Community in [[circumcisionDenmark]] would mean ", has said the potential ban represents “the worst threat since World War II” to the country’s Jews out!". He also equates all critics of [[circumcision]] with Nazis, thereby pressuring policymakers massively.<ref>http:/<ref>{{REFnews |url=https://www.focustimesofisrael.decom/politik/deutschland/israelsnetanyahu-vizethanks-premierdanish-silvanprime-minister-schalomfor-beschneidungsverbotopposition-heisstto-judencircumcision-raus_aid_811026.html<ban/ref># Israel's Interior Minister '''Eli Jishai''', head |title=Netanyahu thanks Danish prime minister for opposition to circumcision ban |website=The Times of Israel |date=2020-09-13 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref> This suggests that the Danes would be as bad as the Nazi Germans if they passed the strictly religious Shas party, called on Chancellor Merkel to immediately end the criminalisation of [[circumcision]]ban. "Jews in Germany should not be forced to have # Prime Minister '''Mette Frederiksen''', leader of the Social Democrats, cited a historic promise made to the Scandinavian country’s small Jewish minority to choose between compliance with national or divine lawsshield them from harm." He assumed all who work for genital self-determination of boys to confront anti-Semitism against the Jewish religion In Frederiksen’s view, the European legacy of antisemitism, persecution, and also called to the fact that Holocaust demand a leniency toward Jews in Germany should not stop at national lawsafforded others, even if she herself finds the ancient custom “difficult to fathom.” Opponents of circumcision have accused the PM of “playing the Nazi card.”<ref>http{{REFnews |url=https://diepresseforward.com/homenews/panoramaworld/religion455550/1282236/Beschneidung_Rufdenmarks-proposed-circumcision-ban-will-nachmake-MerkelMachtwortjewish-auslife-Israel<untenable/ref># Israel's President '''Schimon Peres''' called Federal President Gauck to promote [[circumcision]] for religious reasons. "The [[Brit Milah]] ([[circumcision]]) |title=Denmark’s proposed circumcision ban will make Jewish life ‘untenable’ |first=Rasmus |last=Lybech |website=Forward |date=2020-09-30 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref># Rabbi '''Andrew Baker''' is a [[the current American Jewish circumcision|Committee’s director of international Jewish ritual]]. Since thousands affairs. In a commentary on ''Religion News Service'' (RNS) he links the protection of yearsmale children against forced genital mutilation with anti-Semitism, it is central by saying: "As European governments have woken to the need to Jewish identity and makes fight anti-Semitism, they should adopt a Jewcommon approach to guarantee this religious practice." This way he imputed that all critics of [[<ref>{{REFnews |url=https://religionnews.com/2020/11/19/banning-circumcision]] would not accept -is-a-unnecessary-bar-to exhibit a Jewish religious tradition over national law, due to their anti-Semitism.jewish-belonging-in-europe/ |title=Banning circumcision is an unnecessary bar to Jewish belonging in Europe |website=Religion News Service |date=2020-11-19 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref>http:# After the Danish parliament rejected the proposal in 2021, it has become more and more obvious that the Danish Prime Minister has been pushed by USA and Israel to not protect boys against genital mutilation.<ref>{{REFnews |url=https://wwwcphpost.welt.de/politik/ausland/article108769707/Beschneidungsdebattedk/?p=123974 |title=Foreign interference? Evidence points at US and Israeli meddling in Danish circumcision debate |website=CPH Post |date=2021-Peres04-bittet20 |first=Lena |last=Hunter |accessdate=2021-Gauck06-um-Hilfe.html04}}</ref> === Germany === # '''Charlotte Knoblauch''', former The President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, asked very provocative: "Do you want us '''Dieter Graumann''', threatened emigration of all Jews yet?" from Germany and called the Chancellor, fractions and therefore insinuates that prime ministers of all [[circumcision]] critics want Jews provinces to leave Germanybring a law "immediately after the summer break" on the way that still allows [[circumcision]]. This way she set politicians massively under pressurehe assumed all circumcision critics lump sum to want to create a situation where Jews could not longer live in Germany.<ref>{{REFnews |url=http://www.sueddeutschefocus.de/politik/beschneidungendeutschland/urteil-zur-inbeschneidung-deutschlandzentralrat-wolltsieht-ihrdas-unsjudentum-judenin-nochdeutschland-1gefaehrdet_aid_781855.1459038</ref>html# The Berlin rabbi '''Yitzhak Ehrenberg''' mentioned |title=Zentralrat sieht das Judentum in September 2012 Deutschland gefährdet |trans-title=Central Council sees Judaism in Germany at a rally in Berlin, referring to his recent visit to risk |language=German |date=2012-07-29 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref># The President of the Auschwitz concentration campfederation of European rabbis, the sufferine of one and a half million babies and children torn rabbi '''Pinchas Goldschmidt''' from their mothers Moscow, put the Cologne judgment in connection with the murder factories Nazi ban of the Nazis, tortured ''Shechita'' and murdered - this is calls it "the physical destruction, so Ehrenbergheaviest attack on Jewish life since the Holocaust". What however now is demanded in Germany that boys should decided at Thus he assumed sweeping all the people who keep the age of 18 whether they be circumcised or not - Ehrenberg continued - is from a religious perspective even worse than the physical destruction.Cologne decision right, Nazis, and thus set politians massively under pressure.<ref>{{REFnews |url=http://hpdwww.focus.de/nodepolitik/14033<deutschland/ref> Thus he not only relativized the Holocaust, but referred all [[intactivists]] board as worse than the Nazi SStid-26512/beschneidungs-urteil-empoert-rabbiner-schwerster-angriff-auf-das-juedische-leben-seit-dem-holocaust_aid_781078.html# The same '''Yitzhak Ehrenberg''' said in an N24 interview |title=„Schwerster Angriff auf das jüdische Leben seit dem Holocaust“ |trans-title="Most serious attack on October 5, Jewish life since the Holocaust" |language=German |date=2012 to Michel Friedman, [[circumcision]] critics were primitive, because they believe that they came from the trees of -08-08 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref># Israel's Vice Prime Minister '''Silvan Schalom''' said the jungles (monkeys). And because they were banning of religious [[circumcision]] would mean "Jews out!". He also equates all atheistscritics of [[circumcision]] with Nazis, they are automatically antireligious thereby pressuring policymakers massively.<ref>{{REFnews |url=http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/israels-vize-premier-silvan-schalom-beschneidungsverbot-heisst-juden-raus_aid_811026.html |title=Beschneidungsverbot heißt „Juden raus“ |trans-title=Circumcision ban means "Jews out" |language=German |date=2012-11-19 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref># Israel's Interior Minister '''Eli Jishai''', head of the strictly religious Shas party, called on Chancellor Merkel to immediately end the criminalisation of [[circumcision]]. "Jews in Germany should not be forced to have to choose between compliance with national or divine laws." He assumed all who work for him and therefore anti-Semitic.<genital self-determination of boys to confront anti-Semitism against the Jewish religion and also called to the fact that Jews in Germany should not stop at national laws.<ref>{{REFnews |url=http://diepresse.com/home/panorama/religion/1282236/Beschneidung_Ruf-nach-MerkelMachtwort-aus-Israel |title=Beschneidung: Ruf nach Merkel-Machtwort aus Israel |trans-title=Circumcision: Call for Merkel's power word from Israel |language=German |date=2012-08-23 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref># Israel's President '''Schimon Peres''' called Federal President Gauck to promote [[circumcision]] for religious reasons. "The [[Brit Milah]] ([[circumcision]]) is a [[Jewish circumcision|Jewish ritual]]. Since thousands of years, it is central to Jewish identity and makes a Jew." This way he imputed that all critics of [[circumcision]] would not accept to exhibit a Jewish religious tradition over national law, due to their anti-Semitism.<ref>{{REFnews |url=http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article108769707/Beschneidungsdebatte-Peres-bittet-Gauck-um-Hilfe.html |title=Beschneidungsdebatte – Peres bittet Gauck um Hilfe |trans-title=Circumcision debate - Peres asks Gauck for help |language=German |date=2012-08-24 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref># '''Charlotte Knobloch''', former President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, asked very provocative: "Do you want us Jews yet?" and therefore insinuates that all [[circumcision]] critics want Jews to leave Germany. This way she set politicians massively under pressure.<ref>{{REFnews |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/beschneidungen-in-deutschland-wollt-ihr-uns-juden-noch-1.1459038 |title=Wollt ihr uns Juden noch? |trans-title=Do you still want us Jews? |language=German |date=2012-09-25 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref># The Berlin rabbi '''Yitzhak Ehrenberg''' mentioned in September 2012 at a rally in Berlin, referring to his recent visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp, the suffering of one and a half million babies and children torn from their mothers in the murder factories of the Nazis, tortured and murdered - this is the physical destruction, so Ehrenberg. What however now is demanded in Germany that boys should decided at the age of 18 whether they be circumcised or not - Ehrenberg continued - is from a religious perspective even worse than the physical destruction.<ref>{{REFnews |url=http://hpd.de/node/14033 |title=Verunglimpfungen statt Argumente? |trans-title=Disparagements instead of arguments? |language=German |date=2012-09-24 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref> Thus he not only relativized the Holocaust, but referred all [[intactivists]] board as worse than the Nazi SS.# The same '''Yitzhak Ehrenberg''' said in an N24 interview on October 5, 2012 to Michel Friedman, [[circumcision]] critics were primitive, because they believe that they came from the trees of the jungles (monkeys). And because they were all atheists, they are automatically antireligious for him and therefore anti-Semitic.<ref>{{REFweb |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RSBYJib90g |title=Friedman schaut hin - Beschneidung in Deutschland |trans-title=Friedman looks - circumcision in Germany |language=German |date=2012-10-05 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref> === Iceland ===# To foil the Icelandic circumcision ban initiative, Jewish leaders developed a new three pronged approach: In addition to pressure from Jewish communities, other religious minorities were asked to join the fight. Also international economic interests were brought into the mix, by reaching out to US politicians one of Iceland’s top five export destinations. “We employed economic interests, letting Iceland know that passing this law will have political and maybe also economic implications,” noted Rabbi '''Pinchas Goldschmidt''', President of the Conference of European Rabbis, who also promoted the campaign.<ref>{{REFnews |url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/173729-180501-rabbis-celebrating-squashing-of-iceland-s-mooted-circumcision-ban |title=Rabbis celebrate squashing of Iceland's mooted circumcision ban |website=i24 News |date=2018-05-02 |accessdate=2020-12-25}}</ref><br>''('''Note:''' Even in 2020, the Icelandic law proposal hasn't been stopped yet.)''# The '''Anti-Defamation League''' (ADL) is openly threatening to destroy the Icelandic tourism industry with fake anti-Semitism allegations if Iceland would prohibit genital mutilation in children.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://twitter.com/HviturAsni/status/1170032960814424065 |title=Here are the letters the ADL sent to one of our ministers. It basically says. If you ban circumcision we´ll use our media to destroy your tourism. |last=Donkz 1.0 (HviturAsni) |publisher=Twitter |date=2019-09-06 |accessdate=2019-09-13}}</ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RSBYJib90g</ref>

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