Coming Saturday, Henri Goldstein won’t celebrate his 75th birthday in Denmark but in Israel. There, his children and grandchildren live. And he might spend his last days as well.

Ballerup Municipality in Denmark had started a process to make a pamphlet to discourage the circumcision of children. However, it has decided that this decision is up to the parents and discontinued the project.

Openly anti-Semitism is rare in Denmark nowadays. It is coming under another cloak and is called anti-Zionism. But the motive is the same: “Anti-Zionists want Danish Jews to die.”

The Danish municipality of Ballerup wants to warn parents about the possible health risks that may be associated with the circumcision of boys. While experts are critical of the decision, city council politicians across the country are calling for similar initiatives.

With about two-thirds majority, the Danish parliament rejected a proposal to make boys’ circumcision more difficult. On Tuesday, the final vote was the outcome of a long process that started with a citizens’ initiative in 2018.