Belgium’s tiniest inhabitant, the famous Mannequin Piss Statue in the center of Brussels, celebrated Israel’s Independence Day with the full regalia of an Israeli kibbutznik. The statue was lifted out with the traditional short trousers and the “kove tembel,” presented as a gift by Israel to Brussels. The statue will henceforth spend one day a year clothed, on Israel’s Independence Day.
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