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Even in Israel, More and More Parents Choose Not to Circumcise their Sons

Because no systematic record is kept of the number of circumcisions performed in the country ‏(see below‏) there are no exact data.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - When their first child, a son, was born 11 years ago, it was clear to Eran Sadeh, now 42, and his partner, Maya, 40, that he would be circumcised.

“We arranged it with a mohel [ritual circumciser] and then I started to look for information and references about the man on the Internet,” says Eran, a former lawyer-turned-computer instructor in a software company.

Mandatory Circumcision Not Cost Effective for HIV Prevention

The topic has generated controversy in recent years as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was said to be considering recommendations promoting routine circumcision for HIV prevention.

(SAN DIEGO) - Mandating circumcision in the United States would prevent 24 more cases of HIV than does the traditional optional approach to circumcision.

However it would increase costs by approximately $389 million, making it far less cost effective, an analysis of published data suggests.

Sri Lankan president`s Speech Cancelled Amid Torture Claims

Protests halt Rajapakse's address in City of London as Tamils deported from UK claim abuses.

(LONDON) - A MEETING in the City of London due to be addressed by the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse has been cancelled following the threat of large demonstrations by Tamil groups, Channel 4 reports.

Metropolitan police had raised concerns about policing the event organised by the Commonwealth Business Council.

SRI LANKA: Is The Police Spokesperson Living On The Moon?

Had Ajith Rohana examined YouTube he would have been able to watch over a hundred and fifty Sri Lankan victims of torture speaking of their ordeals in graphic detail.

(HONG KONG) - The Daily Mirror online edition the police spokesperson, SP Ajith Rohana is quoted as saying "Generally as a practice torture never takes place in Lankan Police stations."

This police spokesperson, who is also said to be an Attorney-at-Law, is further quoted as saying, "Torture is often misconstrued by the Media and the public.

Muslim Journalist Assaulted for Expressing Solidarity with Mannaar Bishop

Senior journalist, who had lost a leg in a road accident was abused and severely assaulted.

(JAFFNA, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - An official with the Sri Lankan Minister of Industries and Trade assaulted a 72-year old Muslim journalist Monday.

MA Cader was assaulted for having taken part in a prayer expressing solidarity with Mannaar Bishop on Sunday with thousands of civilians of all walks of life in Mannaar.

Sexual Mutilation and the Moral Order

"The child shall be protected from practices that… may foster racial, religious or any other form of discrimination..." - International declaration of the rights of the child

(PARIS, France) - The Jewish philosopher Maimonides ascribes circumcision to a moral order that, under the guise of religion and/or tradition, pretends making supermen.

That tyrannical order tries to dominate the child as the adult in the name of: "Hush, it’s for your own sake!"

Letter from Salem-News.com Human Rights Ambassador Brings Relief to Torture Victim in Pakistan

Pakistani authoritarians referenced the intervention of Salem-News.com's Human Rights ambassador.

(SALEM / GILGIT / HONG KONG) - After 12 days of torture, Pakistani government officials provided medical attention to noted Pakistani activist Baba Jan Hunzai.

The news of his finally receiving treatment, came with confirmation that the report we published yesterday, was involved in the government's decision to in fact intervene.

Top SL Military Hand Allegedly Connected to Murder of Canadian Tamil in Vanni

Anthonippillai Mahendrarajah arrived in Vanni from Canada to negotiate getting back his properties from the occupying Sinhala Military.

(KI'LINOCHCHI TOWN, Sri LankaTamilNet) - Circumstantial evidences point to top level Sri Lanka military in the brutal killing of a Canadian Eezham Tamil who came to Vanni to claim his properties appropriated by the occupying military, news sources in Vanni revealed to TamilNet.

The victim owned 8 commercially valuable buildings in line in Ki’linochchi town that were appropriated by the Sinhala military to be given in turn to a Colombo-based chain store that now dominates food business in the north.

PAKISTAN: Baba Jan Brutally Tortured by ISI

Salem-News.com Human Rights activist William Gomes contact Pakistan's President over torture and human rights violations.

(HONG KONG) - The unlawful imprisonment and degrading torture inflicted on noted human rights and land activist Baba Jan Hunzai, and four other activists in Pakistan, proves that torture is now endemic around the country.

Sadly, military intelligence personnel continue to commit torture with full impunity.

CIRCUMCISION as an Organized Crime

Serial killers are usually creatures of habit; they find a method of destruction that works and stick to it. - Colin Evans.[1]

(MONTEREY, CA) - Circumcision is a criminal Genital Dismemberment. It does not matter if it is socialized.

There are two basic types of offenders. One is termed Organized and the second Disorganized. Organized offenders are more controlled and controlling.