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Rabbi Menachem Margolin
May 27, 2026, 11:02 am
Jewish leaders say Belgium’s prosecution of circumcision is antisemitic
Two Jewish men may be charged with assault and performing illegal circumcisions because they lacked licensed medical credentials
By Shira Li Bartov (JTA)
US ambassador to Belgium Bill White shows an image of a ritual circumcision, as he arrives for a meeting at the offices of the Foreign Affairs department of the Federal Government in Brussels on Feb. 17, 2026. (Marius Burgelman / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)
May 7, 2026, 12:30 pm
Israel, US condemn Belgium over planned prosecutions tied to Jewish circumcisions
Belgian prosecutors intend to charge two Jewish men linked to ritual circumcisions, drawing accusations of targeting Jews from Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and U.S. Ambassador Bill White
By Grace Gilson (JTA)
U.S. Envoy Slams Belgium Over Mohel Probe Twitter/X
February 17, 2026, 10:53 am
US ambassador demands Belgium drop ‘ridiculous and antisemitic’ investigation of mohels
The mohels came under scrutiny after an Antwerp rabbi filed a complaint about their practices.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Dr Alejandro Sanchez, Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain MBE, Dr Antony Lempert, Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal OBE - picture by Simon Rothstein.
June 10, 2025, 11:49 am
Jewish and Muslim representatives join forces to defend circumcision
'A deeply significant part of both Jewish and Muslim traditions': Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain and Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal argue against the National Secular Society
By Michelle Rosenberg
Philip Sherman
August 16, 2023, 3:04 pm
‘Busiest mohel in New York’ who performed 26,000 circumcisions dies at 67
Sherman was one of New York’s most in-demand mohels during his 45-year career
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
The infant King Charles (right) with his family.
September 11, 2022, 9:31 am
OPINION: My special attribute in common with the King
Professor Geoffrey Alderman has a number of profound life-experiences in common with King Charles III, including something deeply personal.
By Geoffrey Alderman
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