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Jewish leaders say Belgium’s prosecution of circumcision is antisemitic

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish leaders from Europe, Israel, and the United States have united to condemn the planned prosecution of two mohels in Belgium, which they argue is an antisemitic action undermining religious freedom. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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CircumcisionReligious FreedomGideon SaarAntwerpBelgiumEuropean Jewish AssociationMohelsLegal IssuesMaxime Prvot

Places mentioned

Antwerp, Belgium
"Rabbi Menachem Margolin, the chairman and founder of the European Jewish Association, led a petition accusing the Antwerp Public Prosecutors Office of effectively criminalizing the act of circumcision and infringing on religious freedom."
Israel
"Dozens of European Jewish leaders, joined by Israeli and American diplomats, decried Antwerp prosecutors who plan to charge two Jewish men with performing illegal circumcisions."
United States
"Dozens of European Jewish leaders, joined by Israeli and American diplomats, decried Antwerp prosecutors who plan to charge two Jewish men with performing illegal circumcisions."
Belgium
"They said the potential prosecutions sent a message that Jews are no longer welcome in Belgium and Belgian Jews are now second class citizens with limited rights."

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