businessinsider.com: Angela Merkel sought to ease the concerns of Germany’s Jews Sunday over a disputed ruling against circumcision as she became the first chancellor to address the Jewish community’s annual council meeting.
“The respecting of religious ritual is a fundamental good,” she told the annual gathering of the Central Council of Jews in Germany in the western city of Frankfurt.
“I am delighted… that there is a lively Jewish community in Germany,” added the chancellor.
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