This ballot initiative is this strain of liberal anti-semitism at its best. There has been a consensus for many years that circumcision does not hurt sex (whereas female "circumcision" aka genital mutilation takes out the main pleasure organ the clitoris and labia), and helps to lower STD/HIV incidence. You could say "you're doing it to a baby" but we also give babies shots, injections, with sharp needles. Less pain is felt, by far, when its a baby instead of a 10 year old boy like they do in Islam. If there weren't such left wing opposition to Israel in a town like SF, this initiative wouldn't exist. Its almost ironic since Jews have historically been liberals, but then again, poll numbers have shown that since Obama took office, Jewish support for the Democrat party has been slipping. I sense a lot of it is contra-Bush, ie Bush supported Israel, far-lefties must oppose it, but also the historical left-wing pro-Palestinianism.