Belgian carnival again features anti-Semitic floats and costumes

This appeared in The Millennial Source

On Sunday, the Belgian city of Aalst held its traditional carnival, which for the second year in a row included stereotypical depictions of Jews. The satirical carnival took place despite calls from Israel’s Foreign Minister to ban the event.

Last year, the yearly Aalst carnival, which pokes fun at ethnic, social and religious groups as well as leaders and politicians, drew criticism from the Belgian and international Jewish community due to the presence of a parade float depicting Orthodox Jews with hooked noses sitting on gold.

This year’s event featured revelers dressed in costumes caricaturing Jewish stereotypes, with some wearing hooked noses, insect costumes, and exaggerated outfits depicting Orthodox Jews.

Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz tweeted Thursday that “Belgium as a Western democracy should be ashamed to allow such a vitriolic anti-Semitic display.” Katz also called on authorities to ban “this hateful parade”.

Emmanuel Nahshon, Israel’s ambassador to Belgium, called for the “ prohibition of all these antisemitic cartoons, which become beyond good taste”. He added that they “have nothing to do with a sense of humor”, nor do they “honor an exemplary…