http://ifhar.com/exile/circumcising-in-the-suburbs new reflections on reconciliation from Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:49:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://ifhar.com/exile/circumcising-in-the-suburbs#comment-47 Ems Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:19:23 +0000 http://ifhar.com/exile/circumcising-in-the-suburbs#comment-47 Ok, Shahaf.. I see you are another one of these fervent anti-circumcisioners...:) I have to seriously disagree with you when you write that 'circumcision has largely lost its practical benefits with the advance of good hygiene and sexual contraceptives' I'm afraid that I would argue that this is a commonly held modern myth. Good hygiene and sexual contraceptives obviously fill a very important function, needless to say, but there is also compelling medical evidence that circumcision still holds clear medical benefits. I will agree with you on the other hand, in that I think doing anything just for the sake of 'not being different from everyone else' is always, not only a questionable point for motivation, but also a rather dangerous one. Nevertheless, there are still documented medical benefits to circumcision... Ok, Shahaf.. I see you are another one of these fervent anti-circumcisioners…:)
I have to seriously disagree with you when you write that ‘circumcision has largely lost its practical benefits with the advance of good hygiene and sexual contraceptives’ I’m afraid that I would argue that this is a commonly held modern myth. Good hygiene and sexual contraceptives obviously fill a very important function, needless to say, but there is also compelling medical evidence that circumcision still holds clear medical benefits.
I will agree with you on the other hand, in that I think doing anything just for the sake of ‘not being different from everyone else’ is always, not only a questionable point for motivation, but also a rather dangerous one.
Nevertheless, there are still documented medical benefits to circumcision…

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