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Do not fill this in! === Circumcision === ADL has opposed efforts in the US and in Europe to ban [[circumcision]] of minors on the grounds of parental and religious freedom, citing the importance of circumcision in Judaism and Islam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madrid |first1=Carolina |title=Jews, Muslims sue to block referendum on circumcision |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-circumcision-sanfrancisco-idUSTRE75M05120110623 |website=Reuters |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=June 22, 2011 |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001214734/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-circumcision-sanfrancisco-idUSTRE75M05120110623 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Harkov |first1=Lahav |title=Germany must pass law to protect circumcision |url=https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Germany-must-pass-law-to-protect-circumcision |work=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=June 27, 2012 |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001183134/https://www.jpost.com/National-News/Germany-must-pass-law-to-protect-circumcision |url-status=live }}</ref> ADL has also criticized specific instances of anti-circumcision imagery, such as an anti-circumcision cartoon in the Norwegian newspaper ''[[Dagbladet]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Jewish organizations slam circumcision cartoon |url=https://www.jpost.com/jewish-world/jewish-news/jewish-organizations-slam-circumcision-cartoon-314819 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=May 30, 2013 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112034402/https://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Jewish-organizations-slam-circumcision-cartoon-314819 |url-status=live |agency=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}}</ref> and the comic book ''[[Foreskin Man]]''. Regarding the latter, Associate Regional Director Nancy Appel stated that while good people could disagree on the issue of circumcision, it was unacceptable to use antisemitic imagery within the debate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oster |first1=Marcy |title=Anti-circumcision cartoon called anti-Semitic |url=https://www.jta.org/2011/06/06/united-states/anti-circumcision-cartoon-called-anti-semitic |publisher=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |access-date=September 22, 2020 |date=June 6, 2011 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126124919/https://www.jta.org/2011/06/06/united-states/anti-circumcision-cartoon-called-anti-semitic |url-status=live }}</ref> ADL also criticized an anti-circumcision resolution by the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]], describing it as "leading Europe in a horrific direction toward the forced exclusion of Jewish citizens."<ref>{{cite press release |title=ADL: Circumcision Resolution "Targets Europe's Jewish Citizens" |url=https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/adl-circumcision-resolution-targets-europes-jewish-citizens |website=Anti-Defamation League |access-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128163726/https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/adl-circumcision-resolution-targets-europes-jewish-citizens |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt sent [[Althing|Iceland's Parliament]] a letter regarding a proposed infant circumcision ban in that country, arguing that the ban should be rejected due to circumcision's religious significance and health benefits. Greenblatt also said that if the ban passed, ADL would report on any celebration by antisemites and other extremists, asserting that this would deter tourism and harm Iceland's economy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenblatt |first1=Jonathan A. |author-link1=Jonathan Greenblatt |title=Comments regarding: Þingskjal: 183-114. mál Umsögn um breytingu á almennum hegningarlögum nr. 19/1940 (bann við umskurði drengja) |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/erindi/148/148-787.pdf |website=Alþingi |access-date=August 26, 2020 |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922093925/https://www.althingi.is/altext/erindi/148/148-787.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Reykjavík Grapevine]]'' described this letter as a threat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Demurtas |first1=Alice |title=American Anti-Defamation League Threatens Iceland Because Of Circumcision Ban |url=https://grapevine.is/news/2018/03/22/american-anti-defamation-league-speaks-up-about-circumcision-ban/ |website=The Reykjavík Grapevine |publisher=Fröken Ltd. |access-date=August 25, 2020 |date=March 22, 2018 |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712222106/https://grapevine.is/news/2018/03/22/american-anti-defamation-league-speaks-up-about-circumcision-ban/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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