Tag: Aalst Carnival
From Aalst to America: The post-modern, anti-Jewish reconfiguration of the West
The annual parade in Aalst, Belgium, last Sunday turned into a carnival of monstrous Jew-hatred. Participants portrayed Jews as insects topped with fur shtreimel hats and peyot (sidelocks).
Others were dressed in Nazi uniforms, among other vicious Jewish caricatures,...
Lapid reprimands Belgian ambassador over anti-Semitic carnival in Aalst
Blue and White Party No. 2 MK Yair Lapid said on Sunday that he had reprimanded Belgian Ambassador to Israel Olivier Belle regarding an anti-Semitic parade in Belgium over the weekend.
“I had a long...
UNESCO removes Belgium carnival with anti-Semitic float from heritage list
UNESCO withdrew on Friday an annual carnival in the Belgian city of Aalst from the organization’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity over repeated charges of anti-Semitism.
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding...
Belgium’s first female prime minister is also Jewish
Belgium’s first female prime minister, Sophie Wilmès, is Jewish.
On Sunday, she replaced Charles Michel and will lead an interim government until a coalition is formed. Michel left for a European Union position after his...