From the Talmud, the highest authority in Rabbinical
Judaism:
"Concerning him who loves his neighbours, who befriends his relatives, marries his sister's daughter (This is a meritorious act, because the affection a man has for his sister will be extended to her daughter, his wife.)"
Yebamoth 62b
The Jewish Encyclopedia, published in 1906. States the following of the Rothschild family: The Altogether of fifty-eight marriages contracted by the descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild to date (1905), no less than twenty-nine, or exactly one-half, have been between first cousins. X
In Israel, incest between adults (of the age of 18 years
and above) is not a crime; incestuous relations with a
person under the age of 18 years are prohibited and
punished by law. X
The Netherlands
ReplyIncest is legal in The Netherlands. Incest laws were abolished some 200 years ago.
France
In France, Incest is not a crime; incest laws were abolished by Napoleon in 1810.
Belgium
In Belgium, incest is not a crime; incest laws were abolished by Napoleon some 200 years ago in the French government period.
Japan
In Japan, incest is not a crime. Incest law was abolished in 1881.
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