Israeli minister says Belgium should ban Aalst Carnival for ‘vitriolic’ antisemitism

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Israeli minister says Belgium should ban Aalst Carnival for ‘vitriolic’ antisemitism

20 February 2020

Belgium should be ashamed of the “vitriolically antisemitic” floats put on display at Aalst Carnival and ban the controversial festivity, Israel’s foreign minister said Thursday.

“Belgium as a Western Democracy should be ashamed to allow such a vitriolic antisemitic display,” Israel Katz said in a statement posted in English to his Twitter account.

“I call upon the authorities there to condemn and ban this hateful parade in Aalst,” Katz added.

https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/96133/israeli-minister-says-belgium-should-ban-aalst-carnival-for-vitriolic-antisemitism/

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Anti-Semitic Belgium parade features costumes of Jews with insect bodies

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10 miles east of Brussels, event in Aalst sees participants adopt anti-Jewish tropes, mock ultra-Orthodox garb, don hooked noses

23 February 2020

AALST, Belgium — Caricatures of Jews, including ones depicting them as ants, were prominently displayed at this city’s annual parade.

The displays came a year after the Jewish Telegraphic Agency exposed anti-Semitic themes in last year’s parade in Aalst, located about 10 miles west of Brussels. Participants said the new displays were designed to reject the criticism of the town and carnival that followed JTA’s report.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-semitic-belgium-parade-features-costumes-of-jews-with-insect-bodies/