The mayor of Aalst finds the Israeli reaction very regrettable.
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Thehe reactions are multiplying after the words of the Israeli Foreign Minister calling for the ban on the Aalst carnival which he describes as “anti-Semitic display.” “
“A very regrettable reaction” assured Christoph D’Haese (N-VA) to Standaard who wishes to avoid any amplification or polarization. “It is not for a foreign minister to decide what we should ban. Carnival is not an anti-Semitic or racist parade, but there is room for mockery and humor. Besides, a little censorship does not exist. The feeling of relativization and self-relativization can return. “
Earlier today, an N-VA MP also reacted in this direction. “I always say that Belgium must not interfere with what Israel is doing. Today I say the same thing, that Israel should not say what Belgium should do. ” This is how the deputy Michael Freilich (N-VA), himself of Jewish origin, responded to the Israeli foreign minister’s call to ban the Aalst carnival. Freilich hopes that common sense will prevail.
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The MP noted that the Jewish community in our country has its own spokespersons and that they have already answered the Aalst carnival on several occasions. “What they wanted was to start a debate about what is possible and what is not, and they got there,” said Freilich. “In the meantime, everyone has had their say and I am glad that the main political leaders have shown understanding towards the Jewish community.”
For Freilich, this is the end of the matter. He hopes that common sense will prevail. “Uselessly injuring a community is not humor and does not contribute to fraternization, which the Aalst carnival is trying to do. On the other hand, censorship is not something that we advocate in Belgium either, “said MP N-VA. “For me, the most important thing is to work on a good education on the Holocaust which, hopefully, will avoid such incidents in the future.”
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