After US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White accused his host country of antisemitism over its laws regulating circumcision, the Belgian government found itself embroiled in a very public argument.
White’s criticism was sparked by a judicial case dating back to May last year, when Antwerp police conducted searches at the homes of three mohelim – people who conduct circumcision based on Jewish religious rites – suspected of performing the practice without the involvement of a licenced medical professional.
