(JTA) Cnaan Liphshiz - I initially had some sympathy for the creators of an anti-Semitic carnival float in Belgium. Some 20 upstanding citizens - a fireman, a technician, an Education Ministry official and a police department employee, to name a few - had invested countless unpaid hours to produce something they thought was beautiful but ended up horrifying viewers all over the world. I called up the lyricist behind the float's song about "bulging coffers" and "Jews getting extra fat." Pascal Soleme, 52, who works for the Aalst Police Department, said he thought the float was funny and cited the support of his mayor. Mayor Christoph D'Haese even told the group that his office would cover any fine imposed by the authorities, Selome said.
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