Belgian mayor defends ‘Nazi’ Jewish caricatures on carnival float

Anti-Semitic row over display in Aalst parade that showed smiling Jews, sacks of money and a rat

Anti-Semitism
Jewish groups have criticised the float
(Image credit: Twitter)

A Belgian mayor has defended a float in his city’s annual carnival that Jewish groups say “looked like Nazi propaganda”.

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