Posting about violations of emergency measures by Haredim, Sven de Smet writes that they apparently do not need to follow rules as they are 'God’s chosen people'

The comic artist and director tackles his fears in his latest book 'The Last European Jew,' a satirical novel exploring the reemergence of anti-Semitism in Europe

Michael Freilich, Belgium's only Orthodox lawmaker, says fewer than 50 of 6,000 participants presented anti-Jewish displays, compares Aalst procession to Israeli Purim parades

Spokesperson says event in Aalst, which this year featured costumes depicting Orthodox Jews as insects, is 'incompatible with the values and principles in which the EU is founded'

Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, who is Jewish, calls Aalst Carnival an affront to nation's 'values and reputation': city's mayor says event is 'a display of unity'

10 miles east of Brussels, event in Aalst sees participants adopt anti-Jewish tropes, mock ultra-Orthodox garb, don hooked noses

Last year's event in Aalst featured a float depicting Jewish stereotypes standing over bags of money, leading UNESCO to drop festival as heritage event

Last year's event in Aalst featured a float depicting Jewish stereotypes standing over bags of money, leading UNESCO to drop festival as heritage event

FM says he expects Brussels to also speak out against parade that caricatured Jews, after its removal from world culture body's heritage list

World culture body slams 'recurring repetition of racist and anti-Semitic representations' after float caricaturing Orthodox Jews with hooked noses and sitting on gold bags