I can understand why governments would push for something like this after 9/11, though it of course goes without saying that this is a totally unacceptable violation of someone’s basic rights. It also goes without saying that governments always want more control over their citizens, but what exactly are they so worried might happen, right now, in 2025 or the near future?
Denmark decided against banning genital mutilation of boys (girls are thankfully already banned), just after Israel said they’d view it as antisemitic, and would take economic steps against Denmark if they (we) banned it. The danish government went into a complete fucking panic and shut down all talks about banning it.
For some retarded reason, the world actually gives a shit what Israel thinks…