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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' from Israel is founding member of the [[:Category:Intactivism organization|intactivism organization]] [[KAHAL]].
Tamir comes from a religious Jewish family, but calls himself herself a "cultural Jew". She remembers how she experienced the first [[Brit Milah|Brit]] when she was about 14 years old. The child's mother was standing outside crying during the ceremony, and at that moment Tamir decided that if she would ever have a son, she would not circumcise him. When she gave birth to her son in 2001, she followed her resolution.<ref name="Forward2018">{{REFnews
|url=https://forward.com/news/israel/391496/circumcision-rates-are-slipping-even-in-israel/
|title=Circumcision Rates Are Slipping — Even In Israel
Before I start my “speech” I would like to say that I’m very excited to take part in this activity and to celebrate this important day, the 7th of May with you. I’m glad to be part of a network of people all across the world that find the safety, well-being and [[human rights]] of babies and children important.
My name is Ronit Tamir and I’m one of the founding members of [[KAHAL]], an organization that has been active in Israel for the last 20 years. Our goals are to help parents and parents-to-be with support and advice as well as making the information about [[circumcision ]] accessible, public and easy to understand.
I don’t know if you are aware, but in Israel it is not very easy to be against circumcision. [[Circumcision]] is an ancient ritual with religious roots and it is very significant for both [[Judaism]] and [[Islam]]. Despite the religious connotations I’ve mentioned, the majority of the people in Israel are not religious, yet nonetheless still do circumcise their baby boys.
* [[Judaism]]
* [[KAHAL]]
{{LINKS}}* {{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=2022-05-02 |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).}}
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