Pedophilia
towards8In November 2016, the British newspaper Independent reported that many accused American pedophiles have fled to Israel, taking advantage of the Law of Return, which grants automatic citizenship to Jewish individuals and their families, with minimal barriers. While criminal background checks exist, offenders can bypass these requirements in various ways, allowing them to evade justice. And in August 2020, the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported that the Matzof Association, which monitors pedophilia in Israel, estimates that tens of thousands of offenders operate each year, affecting around 100,000 victims annually. In July 2020 alone, 22 pedophilia cases in Israel were reported to the media.
Furthermore, Jews suck the penises of babies (photos). This practice is called “Metzitzah B'Peh” (oral suction). It's a commandment from the Talmud (Shabbat 19:2). According to a study published in 2012 by the US health authority CDC, around 3,600 newborn boys within the Orthodox Jewish community in New York City underwent this variant of the procedure each year. From November 2000 to December 2011, eleven cases were reported in which the circumcised infants were infected with herpes; ten had to be treated in hospital. Two of them suffered permanent brain damage and two of them died. The number of unreported cases is unknown.
Is pedophilia tolerated among the Jews? Let's take a look at what the Talmud says. The Talmud is the central text of Judaism and the main source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology.
Sex with girls under 3 years old
Ketubot 11b:6, “An adult man who engaged in intercourse with a minor girl less than three years old has done nothing.” Judaism teaches that Jews can have sex with girls less than three years old. In the eyes of the rabbis who wrote the Talmud and the Jews who adhere to it, this is not considered an offense at all. Instead, it’s an acceptable practice to partake of.
Gay sex with boys under 9 years old
Sanhedrin 54b:21, “…if a child who is less than nine years old engages in homosexual intercourse passively, the one who engages in intercourse with him is not liable.” Not only are Jews allowed to have sex with very young girls, but they can have homosexual sex with boys less than nine years old. In the Talmud, homosexual sex is usually prohibited. However, in the case of little boys, Jews make an exception, as they are not grown “men” (Sanhedrin 55a:1).