As ambassadorial jobs go, US diplomats can do worse than being posted to Europe. The residences are huge, and the life is peaceful – at least west of Kyiv. “You’re in friendly territory,” said Daniel ...

An investigation into three mohelim in Antwerp has prompted a diplomatic row between Brussels and Washington. What are the ...

Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot summoned U.S. Ambassador Bill White after White accused Belgium of antisemitism and ...

U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done and health insurers should pay for it.

J.H. Kellogg, cereal mogul, believed circumcision was a sure-fire cure for masturbation—particularly if the surgery was performed without chloroform so the boy could feel it. In the 1870s, his and ...

The conversation came amid rumours that Belgium may look to ban circumcision, which reignited after a public argument between ...

Labeling Belgium as antisemitic is not just wrong, it’s dangerous disinformation that undermines the real fight against hatred,” Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said on X.

Contrary to viewing it as an infringement on a child’s human rights, circumcision can be seen as a human right itself, especially within specific cultural contexts. In the 21st century, the practice ...

Circumcision cited as defense against HIV in proposed CDC guidelines The health benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks, the CDC says in new draft guidelines issued Dec. 2. Much of the evidence is ...

A few mohels – Jewish men trained to perform circumcision on baby boys on the eighth day after birth – could go on trial as ...