Jerusalem,

"The Simon Wiesenthal Center denounces the blood libel cartoon published in Dagbladet, so virulently anti-Semitic it would make Hitler and Himmler weep tears of joy," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish Human Rights NGO, who is currently attending the Global Forum on Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem.

"We call upon Norway's leaders to denounce this incitement to hate and especially urge the Ombudsman for Children's Rights to denounce this outrageous denigration of a core Jewish rite dating back to the biblical times of Abraham," Cooper added.

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Cartoon reads: •Mother of Jewish child holding blood soaked Torah: "Mistreating? No this is tradition, an important part of our belief!" •Rabbi on the left holding a torah and a Devil's fork on the child's head and taking off the toes of the child (mocking brit milah/circumcision). •Police response: "Belief? Oh yes, then it is allright." •Second officer: "Sorry for the interruption." http://www.dagbladet.no/tegneserie/gjesteserie/20mgdrefvelin/?1369692000

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