Thread by @Xy5Z89

#Antisemitic Incident !!!

#Belgium #Aalst

The #Belgian city of #Aalst returns the #award of its #carnival as a #Worldheritage Site.
Background are allegations of #racism and #antisemitism.

Mayor Christoph D'Haese said that one has had enough of the "grotesque #complaints" and let the #carnival be #deleted from the list. He thus came before a decision of @UNESCO before.

he had already considered removing the #Aalst #Carnival from World Heritage at the upcoming mid-month meeting.
The controversy has been going on since #spring. At that time D'Haese defended a float of the procession,

on which in a stereotypical representation #orthodox #Jews with #hooked noses are standing on #money sacks, surrounded by rats. The #antisemitic motive led to criticism from #UNESCO, the #EU and #Jewish organizations.

At that time the #city administration #declared that it was part of the "#border crossing" #ritual at the #Aalst #carnival that everything could be #laughed about.
The #Aalst #Carnival has been part of the #UNESCO #World #Heritage since 2010.

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