As readers will know, my Facebook account was suspended for three days last week, because the censors determined that comments I made about racist Israeli rabbis were not "respectful." I have posted a query to Monica Bickert, FB vice president for global standards asking why my anti-racist speech was determined to be disrespectful. She has not replied to … [Read more...]
New York Times Caves to Anti-Semitism Police, Censors Cartoon
The NY Times international edition ran a carton on its editorial page that was branded anti-Semitic by Donald Trump Jr., Breitbart and other far-right sites and personalities. It featured a blind Donald Trump wearing a yarmulke and being led by a dachshund-shaped Bibi Netanyahu. Netanyahu's dog has a Jewish star hanging from its neck. The cartoon is a … [Read more...]
Pictures Don’t Lie, But Israeli Oligarchs Do
There's nothing like a picture to convey with graphic, instinctive intensity a political message. Images also can link historical events or eras or political causes in ways that reams of words may fail to do. Two sets of images have moved me in different ways over the past few weeks. The first and most recent is a new Banksy poster designed to promote his … [Read more...]
Israeli Press Freedom Under Fire: Jerusalem Post Sacks Long-Time Political Cartoonist
Earlier this week, Avi Katz, who's been one of Israel leading political cartoonists for the past three decades, was fired by the Jerusalem Post. He's contributed illustrations and magazine covers for its sister publication, the Jerusalem Report for years. A few days ago, in response to passage of the "Jewish Nation State" (aka Death of Democracy) law, Avi … [Read more...]
