Jewish Leaders Protest German Ruling Against Circumcision
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European rabbis are holding an emergency meeting today in Berlin after a German court said circumcising children for religious reasons amounts to bodily harm even if parents agree to it.
The three-day gathering is to map out a strategy to address a ruling by a district court in Cologne that has sparked condemnations from Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders, the Conference of European Rabbis said.