BRUSSELS --- The famed Belgian Carnival town of Aalst wants to renounce its place on the U.N. cultural heritage list, saying it is sick of widespread complaints that this spring's edition contained blatant anti-Semitism. Town officials say the float objected to, with stereotypical depictions of hook-nosed Jews sitting on piles of money, was trying to make a joke and they contend no one should try to muzzle humor of any kind during the three-day Carnival. Aalst mayor Christoph D'Haese said Sunday that city officials "have had it a bit with the grotesque complaints and Aalst will renounce its UNESCO recognition." UNESCO, Jewish groups and the European Union have condemned the floa...
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