"worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust" Very sad to cheapen what happened back in the day to this regional bill. Theres a sort of inverse godwins applicable here - any discussion that invokes a Holocaust comparison is usually hysterical and more often than not, a lazy and ill thought out discussion death knell.Everything can can be justified by invocation on the holocaust given a certain mindset. Involuntay and ritualised Gential mutiliation is key here, whether male or female - it wouldnt be just to ban female circumcision without considering the male aspect, even though the male version can be medially appropriate at times. It is also sloppy to regard Judism as an amorphous bloc - as it is with any religious umbrella grouping. What next ? should Aztecs descendents ionvoke their right of massed bloodletting as it was enshrined in the doctrine established a couple of millenia ago ? gentlemens gorgonzola was an issue when nomadic tribes roamed the middle east and didnt get to wash much - its relevance is dubious now - though there is a case to argue that circumcision is a useful block to HIV transmission, but this probabaly want what was envisgaged when the rules were laid down. religion = nutters