Steve Bell has been dropped as a cartoonist by the Guardian newspaper, six months before his current contract is up, over a cartoon he submitted regarding the current Israel/Hamas conflict.
The cartoon shows Benjamin Netanyahu preparing to cut out the shape of Palestine from his own flesh with a scalpel, albeit very clumsily, as he is wearing boxing gloves. The comparison is with a famous David Irving cartoon, with President Lyndon Johnson showing off a scar in the same place on his body, in the shape of Vietnam was clear to me, without the 'after' tag. Itself based on a photo of Johnson showing off his gall bladder surgical scars to photographers.
' David Quantick: Brass Eye writer, tweeted 'I am on Steve Bell's side rather than the Guardian's who seem to have sacked him on the classic grounds of what other people might think.' Actor Tracy-Ann Oberman is currently playing Shylock in The Merchant Of Venice 1936 from the Royal Shakespeare Company on tour, set in London's Jewish district of Cable Street, which saw fascist-organised attacks in that year. She replied, simply, 'I pity you.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell axed over 'antisemitic' drawing of NetanyahuA veteran political cartoonist for The Guardian was axed by the UK publication over an “antisemitic” caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to reports. Steve…
Read more »
Anna Katherine Bell crowned Miss University of Mobile 2024Bell has a full year ahead of servitude to her school and community as Miss UM.
Read more »
How to Cut a Bell PepperThese two methods of cutting bell peppers offer ease, precision, and minimum waste.
Read more »
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour's Cut The Wrong Songs (Which Ones She Should've Dropped)Taylor Swift cut a few songs from Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, but they were the wrong ones; she should've cut different songs from the setlist.
Read more »
Anna Katherine Bell crowned Miss University of Mobile 2024Anna Katherine Bell crowned Miss University of Mobile 2024
Read more »