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The U.S. ambassador called the investigation 'ridiculous and antisemitic.' Belgian authorities launched raids after complaints about unsafe circumcision practices in Haredi communities, including the controversial metzitzah b'peh ritual, which has caused infant infections abroad
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The U.S. ambassador to Belgium is demanding that Belgium end an investigation into mohels, rabbis trained in performing ritual circumcision, who may have been using unsafe practices.






