00:01Belgium summoned the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday after a dispute unfolded on social media over
00:08accusations of anti-Semitic prosecution of the Jewish community in the country.
00:14The debate was sparked by the news that Belgian authorities are investigating whether three men
00:19in Antwerp were performing circumcisions without certified medical training, according to media
00:25reports. In a post on X, U.S. ambassador to Belgium Bill White called the investigation
00:31anti-Semitic and pressed the country's health minister to intervene.
00:36Belgian foreign minister Maxime Prevost called the statement unacceptable in a separate post,
00:42adding that it's dangerous disinformation that undermines the real fight against hatred.
00:48Prevost said that Belgian law permits ritual circumcision when performed by a qualified
00:53physician under strict health and safety standards.
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