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Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest
Topic Started: Dec 29 2007, 03:40 PM (190 Views)
pianojerome
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Anti-Semitic_Cartoons_Contest
 
The Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest (Hebrew: ????? ????????? ????????? ???????) was initiated by two Israeli artists in response to the Muhammad cartoons controversy and the subsequent "Holocaust Cartoon Competition" by the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri. Illustrator Amitai Sandy announced the contest on the website of his Tel Aviv-based graphic arts company on February 14, 2006, stating, "We'll show the world we can do the best, sharpest, most offensive Jew hating cartoons ever published! No Iranian will beat us on our home turf!"

The Jerusalem Post reported Sandy as saying that his intention was to challenge bigotry by using humor. According to Haaretz, within three days of the announcement of the contest Sandy was interviewed by more than thirty daily newspapers, as well as two television channels and a radio program broadcast on 450 local stations in the United States.

On April 6, the winner was announced on the contest homepage: "Fiddler on the Roof" by Aron Katz of Los Angeles, California. It depicted a fiddler on the Brooklyn Bridge during the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Other common themes through the cartoons included world domination, the myth of Jews having horns, the Holocaust (and its denial), and the blood libel, all of which were familiar staples or topics of antisemitism. Many of those staples were canards as well.




http://www.flickr.com/photos/amitai/sets/7...067999377/show/
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pianojerome
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the winners:

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49861

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Sandy, who says he was "almost a little disappointed that nobody really got upset," given all the Jewish clichés spoofed by the cartoonists, defends the project as a "demonstration of strength and self confidence."

"Before the others point their finger at us, we'll do it ourselves and funnier," he said. "We're kosher anti-Semites."
Sam
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kathyk
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heh, nothing like fighting fire with humor.

I wonder how fundamentalist Muslims would react: Peh! Infidels even to their on infidelty!! :wink:
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Frank_W
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Wow! From the "Totally Unexpected" section of the news? :blink:
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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TomK
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It's interesting how America and Americans are so prominent in some of those cartoons. One could wonder if they are anti-Semitic or anti-American. Overall it's pretty offensive.
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