By Professor Elihu D. Richter MD MPH
J Street's leadership is silent on the real issues of concern for liberals and progressives.
FGM is again on the rise in Egypt. A 14 year old Egyptian girl died this week after undergoing the procedure.
By JTA
More than 5,500 people, including prominent French politicians, scholars and clergymen, have signed a petition against attempts to ban the ritual circumcision of boys in Europe. Titled “No to a ban on circumcision,” the petition was published on Oct. 16 by CRIF, the umbrella organization representing France’s Jewish communities, following the Oct. 1 passage of […]
By JTA
Israeli President Shimon Peres called on the Council of Europe to reconsider a resolution condemning male ritual circumcision. In a letter issued Sunday to Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe — a pan-European intergovernmental organization — Peres wrote that he was “sorry to hear” of the resolution. The resolution, which was passed […]
Egypt has enough diesel fuel to last eight days, butane enough for ten days and petrol enough for 14 days and no-one has proposed a way to find the more than $20 billion a year that Egypt requires to stay afloat.
For many of these women, urinating can take up to 30 minutes, and is very painful.