Committee on heritage events to vote on removing Aalst carnival, which sported effigies of grinning Jews, other offensive caricatures

Actress Carice van Houten and her associate Halina Reijn, who is married to a Jew, refuse to take part in talk show alongside Aalst mayor who has defended the display

City likely to have world culture body status revoked anyway after continuing to defend as 'satire' float of puppets of hook-nosed Orthodox Jews with rats sitting on money bags

Vote next month on parade in Aalst marks first time a place or event faces removal of UN's cultural agency credentials; floats have drawn accusations of anti-Semitism

State watchdog calls on creators of display, which featured Jewish caricatures clutching bags of money, to 'show more empathy'

Some ribbons for 2020 event feature images of Orthodox Jews with hooked noses, gold teeth; designer says they target UNESCO’s criticism of previous display, are 'not against Jews'