anti-semitism in belgium

Men wearing a haredi Jews suit with an ant's abdomen and legs at the annual procession of the carnival in Aalst, Belgium on Feb. 23, 2020. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

I enjoyed the Belgian carnival that featured anti-Semitic floats. Then I searched for homes in Israel.

JTA’s Europe correspondent explores a parade in Belgium that underlines an ominous shift in attitudes toward Jews in parts of Western Europe.

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Belgian prime minister says Jewish caricatures at Aalst carnival ‘damage’ the country

This year’s procession included costumes of haredi Orthodox Jews with ant bodies and legs.

Doubling down on anti-Semitic displays, Belgian parade features costumes of Orthodox Jews with insect bodies

Other participants at the Aalst Carnival wore fake hooked noses and waved a sign saying “don’t tell the truth about Jews.”

Michael Freilich lighting Hanukkah candles in the Belgian federal parliament in Brussels, Belgium on Dec. 19, 2019. (Michael Freilich)

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Michael Freilich, wearing a kippah, attending a meeting with federal lawmakers and pro-Palestinian activists in Brussels, Belgium on Nov, 7, 2019. (Inge Verhelst/Belgian Federal Parliament)

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UNESCO drops Belgian parade from heritage list over anti-Semitism charges

A caricature of an Orthodox Jew on a ribbon ahead of the Aalst 2020 carnaval. (Courtesy of FJO)

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