Iceland welcomes its first rabbi while considering a ban on circumcision Avi Feldman landed in the Nordic island nation weeks after its parliament began reviewing the first legislation to ban the rite since World War II.
Swedish ministers call to end faith-based schools One of the ruling party politicians said the move was not supported by parliament and unlikely to materialize.
500 Icelandic physicians back bill to outlaw circumcision Some of Belgium's most senior doctors also supported the legislation, which Jewish groups staunchly oppose.