Finnish government steps back from circumcision ban following advocacy by coalition of Finnish and British campaigners
The Finnish government’s decision to scrap a measure that would have banned brit milah (religious circumcision) has been welcomed by Finnish and British campaigners. A bill aimed at banning female genital mutilation originally contained language relating to non-medical circumcision, which could have led to a ban on religious circumcision for boys. Following representations from the […]
Neo-Nazi leaflets prompt disgust by local residents in San Antonio, Texas
Neo-Nazi and white supremacist propaganda has been discovered by local residents in San Antonio, Texas. Individual posters and plastic wallets that contained antisemitic and racist leaflets were left outside homes in multiple neighbourhoods in the city’s Northside district. A mobile phone number was also included in an alleged attempt to recruit more members to the […]
City council adopts International Definition of Antisemitism in Orillia, Ontario
Following an hour-long presentation from Holocaust survivor Man Eisen, Orillia’s City Council unanimously approved the adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism on 9th October. The recent move comes as part of a broader motion that referenced the city’s hope to be a “welcoming, caring, inclusive and accessible community” in its 2018-2020 strategic plan to […]