BRUSSELS, Dec 14 ― Unesco yesterday withdrew an annual carnival in the Belgian city of Aalst from its heritage list over persistent charges of anti-Semitism. In an unprecedented move, Unesco's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage said it was withdrawing...
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In an unprecedented move, Unesco's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage said it was withdrawing the carnival “over recurring repetition of racist and anti-Semitic representations” at the event. Anticipating Unesco's decision at its meeting in the Colombian capital Bogota, the city's mayor Christoph D'Haese on Sunday renounced Aalst's place on the list before it could be stripped of the designation.
The head of the Brussels-based European Jewish Association said Aalst officials were “jumping before they were pushed”, according to a statement.
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