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

In 6 weeks, Gabriel Pais's videos have gotten tens of thousands of views on his new organization's Facebook page. His goal: to play outside without the need for a military escort

Despite presence of Christmas trees and a nativity scene, critics accuse Michael Freilich of violating separation of church and state

Editor claims Michael Freilich's filming of pro-Palestinian activists in parliament last month may have been 'espionage' for Israeli government

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

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