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(Scroll down for video) Just when Jews thought that Foreskin Man has been put to rest he came back again, but this time, instead of fighting Jewish circumcision Foreskin Man turned his focus on Muslim circumcision, possibly with the belief of having more success with fighting circumcision among Muslims than fighting circumcision among Jews, according to press reports in the United Kingdom.
Foreskin Man, the blonde haired, blue eyed caped crusader against male circumcision, has returned to fight his enemies in the Muslim world.
The character is the creation of Matthew Hess, president of the Male Genital Mutilation Bill group, which unsuccessfully ran a campaign to ban circumcision in San Francisco, California two years ago.
In its original incarnation, Hess’ character tried to stop Jewish circumcision, fighting villains like Monster Mohel and Doctor Mutilator, who was dressed with side curls, black hat and a tallit.
Hess was accused of using "anti-Semitic imagery" that the Anti-Defamation League in the United States said reminded people of "old anti Semitic canards such as the blood libel."
The fourth edition of the comic series, published this month, is unlikely to be less controversial, since the action takes place in Turkey, with Foreskin Man embarking on a search for an ancient artifact found in the Museum of Genital Integrity.
The book shows the U.S. hero raiding a facility in order to protect a Muslim for circumcision.
The comic, which can be purchased as a hard copy or an electronic version, has the evil father wearing a traditional Middle Eastern dress, and portrays the boy's father as abusive, while his mother as a belly dancer.
“I believe that the Muslim world will not tolerate Foreskin Man in any way, shape or form. I think that Hess made a huge mistake taking on religious extremists. Unlike the Jewish community, Muslim extremists are known to respond to such work with violence,” Matthew Diaz, 46, of London, England a Middle East policy advisor told YourJewishNews.com.
Hess said he is not worried about the reaction of the Muslim community, despite the widespread condemnation from the Jewish community.Mobile video not loading? Click here to view