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=== 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
|date=2018-05-02
|accessdate=2020-12-25
}}</ref><br>''('''Note:''' Even in 2020, the Iclandic 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