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Which One of These Anti-Semitic Cartoons Is Not Like the Others

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Gus1/28/2013 10:08:27 pm PST

A quick review of Gerald Scafe’s work shows that this is his typical artistic style. This is not new, and it is absurd to compare it to a “Nazi style” of cartoon imagery. As far as the red nose is concerned, he has even drawn himself in a similar manner to his representation of Benjamin Netanyahu.

Perhaps it was insensitive to publish this cartoon on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Perhaps it could be construed as being anti-Israel (depending on you point of view, including many Israelis themselves. But to label this as being antisemitic is quite a stretch.

I find it odd that many of the same people who cry freedom of the west and many of those who support “draw Mohammad day” would find this objectionable. In a free society, you will be offended, and there is no guarantee that you will not be offended.

In the end this is his drawing style. It can be seen as insensitive given the day it was published and it can be seen as being anti-Israel. It is not done in a “Nazi style” nor is it anti-Semitic. Netanyahu may be the PM of Israel, however, he is not the spiritual or religious leader of the Jewish people.