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Sweden’s largest church supports Jewish and Muslim circumcision

A prominent rabbi in Malmo called the Swedish Church’s position paper “an extremely important statement.”

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 5, 2020 10:43 am

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Denmark is considering a ban on circumcision. That has some Jews thinking about leaving.

The community is caught between Islamist extremism and the xenophobia it triggers in their secularist society.

June 14, 2018 2:29 pm

Iceland welcomes its first rabbi while considering a ban on circumcision

Avi Feldman landed in the Nordic island nation weeks after its parliament began reviewing the first legislation to ban the rite since World War II.

April 5, 2018 11:51 am

Bill to ban circumcision introduced in Iceland’s parliament

February 1, 2018 3:51 pm

In Western Europe, Israel went from darling to divisive in 50 years

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 15, 2017 5:11 pm

Norwegian left-wing party split on proposal to ban circumcision

March 17, 2017 2:15 pm

Oslo police seek man behind bomb scare at main synagogue

May 13, 2016 7:17 am

Danish coalition partner adopts anti-circumcision motion

September 18, 2013 4:29 am

Scandinavia’s Jews brace for fresh attempts to ban circumcision

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 20, 2012 2:29 pm

Report: Anti-Semitic attacks rising in Scandinavia

By Toby Axelrod March 22, 2010 8:13 pm

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