Israeli ambassador to Britain Daniel Taub has demanded an official apology today after the Sunday Times published a cartoon portraying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall on the bodies of Palestinians, insisting it was “classical anti-Semitism.”
Several Israeli officials and international Jewish groups are up in arms about the cartoon, with Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin saying that the cartoon “blatantly crossed the line of freedom of expression.” Yuli Edelstein, Israel’s Public Affairs Minister, insisted that there was no official response planned. Ambassador Taub appeared to have other ideas, however, and issued his own statement shortly thereafter, adding “we’re not going to let this stand.”
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) claimed that the cartoon amounted to blood libel because blood was shown in the cartoon, while the European Jewish Congress condemned it as “sickening,” noting that Netanyahu had won an election just days before and claiming that such a portrayal of the Israeli Prime Minister violates the EU’s “working definition of antisemitism.”
Israeli newspaper Haaretz poked fun at the outrage, insisting that Netanyahu is in and of himself neither a Jewish symbol nor the global representative of the Jews, and insisting that the claims of “blood libel” were silly and a distortion of history.
And while Sunday Times owner Rupert Murdoch condemned the cartoon as well, and insisted that it should never have been allowed, the paper’s editor defended the cartoon, saying that specifically targeting one Israeli official didn’t amount to anti-Semitism. Needless to say, much of the Israeli right and their supporters strongly disagree.
Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, who has been with the Sunday Times for 44 years, insisted he “regrets” that the cartoon was published on Holocaust Memorial Day, saying he had no idea that would happen.
It is my hope that the Ambassador of the rogue State built on stolen Land be kicked away in disgrace fro Britain. Bundle him into a car and have him sent to THE Deep South (US).
The tide is turning against the zionists a little late perhaps with war crimes/genocide against Palestinians with zionist america backing them all the way but still it is the way foward to allow the Palestinians a reprieve against this onslaught since 1949 balfour et al.
Why punish the South.
Netenyahoo attained a prophet status? It looks like! It is just six years and something when Danish paper Jyllands-Posten published a prophet Muhammead cartoon. Muslim groups in Denmark complained and the issue eventually led to protests in many countries around the world, including some violent demonstrations and riots in some Islamic countries. Now we have a cartoon depicting Israeli Prime Minister Netenyahoo. And again we see the process is starting. In line with their in their first cousins Arabs and Muslims now its Jews who protest. And maybe it goes all the way to mass demonstrations and violence too. It looks like for Zionists Netenyahoo reached divine status of prophet – something like a Zionists' Moses.
Actually the Zionists don't particularly like Bibi. "He gave up Hebron" is their lament. Probably all talk though. Maybe if aviGore Lieberman gets in there better they might assasinate him like they did Yitzak.
I have loved Scarfe's work ever since I first saw Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' album art. He has always done provacative work, and this is no different from anything else he has done. Anti-Semitism? Yea right, looks to me he hit the nail on the head.
It's not anti-semitism. It's facts on the ground, buddy
Publishing a cartoon of a Hitler like barbaric creature ,on the Holocaust Memorial Day is right and its purpose is to stress the need of stopping the Palestinian Holocaust.
By the way in WWII many Russians, French ,British, Polish, Americans died fighting the Hitlers army. Are their lives not as worth as the "chosen ones" (what a nice paralel between "UBER ALLES" and "CHOSEN ONES")
This should be part of the new logo of his office 🙂
Anti-Semitic = Pro-truth
The only thing anti-Semitic about this life experience is the Jew response. For when a Jew claims that the truth demeans and degrades his character, then he should give serious consideration to doing something about his character.
For those of the Hebrew race pass their high intelligence down from father to son and should it for something other then stealing land at gun point and hoarding wealth.
'Classic anti-Semitism' or the truth ? Have the two become the same at last ? Nobody would dare to be an anti-Semite and nobody would dare to tell the truth – in the Western Media ? Or is the label 'anti-Semite' itself a wall which was built to block out that truth ?
When the Israeli ambassador arrived at the Foreign Office to complain, I hope they got out a low stool for him to sit on!
Did not Zionist sponsored cartoons about prophet Muhammad "blatantly crossed the line of freedom of expression.” Repeatedly!!!!
No, I love this cartoon, is so much truth and sigh World is sick Of Zionist entity, World is waiting when this truly Visible satanic regime disappears from pages of human history….For benefit of whole Humanity peter czech
Bravo, Gerald Scarfe. A great sign that some things are changing. How long can these zionists
play the "holocaust card"? I guess for ever. Especially since they target anyone on planet
earth for just about any statement that could jeopardize their goals to ethnic cleanse and
finally "eradicate" all Palestinians.
They got the idea from the yankees that wiped out 43Million native americans.
The "European Jewish Congress" whatever the Hell that is can go and get STUFFED.
I guess it's ok to them when you denigrate Muhammed, but to rightfully urinate all over a flesh and blood human being who so obviously deserves it (and SO much more) is some kind of blood libel?? So Bibi Nutty is above and beyond human criticism? What will the Israeli terrorists do, set off bombs in Trafalgar Square and blame Mooslims?
The cartoon is spot-on, and the Israelis should "lighten up".
All the power to you man.
This is incredible! If these Israelis psychopaths have the gall to complain about a cartoon that in any case reflects the truth and only the truth, what should the Palestinians do?
The vicious Israeli funded psychological terror brigade is running out of ammunition. The "antisemite!! antisemite!!" rant has turned from a rain of knives in to a rain of hot air. The Jewish people are increasingly associated with Israeli atrocities towards Palestinians. Nobody likes a bully and the acts of the Israeli are experienced world wide as the acts of bullies.
We have seen a brief post WW2 era where the Israeli were somehow able to black mail and shamefuck the world in to acquiescence but that era has ended. This cartoon is a clear example of how estranged the Zionist accusation brigade has become of world wide public sentiments. Everyone is laughing in their face – this cartoon is experienced as a fairly accurate representation of what is happening in Israeli occupied lands. The country has become an apartheid regime and lost all claims to pity or respectability or moral superiority.
Attempts to shamefuck the world in to condemning this british newspaper fall on deaf ears. The protests increasingly feel as laughable and pathetic as muslim protests to Mohammed cartoons. Those who protest feel increasingly as a bunch of pedantic assholes.
Let us finish with the catchall "antisemitic" for every criticism of israeli policy or politicians.
Netanyahu kills hundreds of Palestinians, builds an illegal wall and settlements on Palestinian land, refuses to give rights to the owners of land his chosen ones have stolen, humiliates and allows attacks by "settlers" on innocent people including children and babies. A cartoon is hardly a terrible rebuke.
"" insisting it was “classical anti-Semitism." ""
Maybe Bibi & Co. should take a look at a copy or two of Der Sturmer from way back in the 20's and 30's for some real "classical anti-Semitism" and realize this cartoon is just another political cartoon, and not an attack on Judaism itself. Julius Streicher would have probably laughed at how tame this cartoon is and would have refused to publish it on the grounds it wasn't pointed enough. If Bibi wants to portray to the world that the state of Israel represents the whole of Judaism, he's welcome to, but he's not doing the world's Jews any favors at all, and frankly I'm surprised they let him get away with it.
Not sure why anti Semitism laws should protect political parties, governments, or political figures in foreign lands from criticism. Especially a nation who's very constitution discriminates agaist all races and religions except one and where discrimination is built into every facet of life. They have allot of gall asking for protection, perhaps we should share some Israeli cartons about Palestinians and Muslims and blacks and Christians and others. What hypocrites!!!
If a palestinian was to shoot an Israeli child, Israel would be up in arms we have seen it many times before, yet it is a common occurance for an israeli solier to shoot over the Palestinian border, remember now Palestine is a seperate UN state now!
Israel has to realise that Palestines border end at the fence not several hundred metres inside, they do not have a legal right to shoot over that border, just the same as Palestinians do not have a legal right to shoot missiles over it!
Anti semitism is a stain on the people who practice it, but so is Apartheid and Israel in its current guise practices Apartheid as well as even worse practices even unto its own Jewish returnees. Nazi like practices of forced sterilisation of Jews in some cases!
Netty in his "People Beater" undershirt. Typical.
What a double standard by both Israel and also the apologies from Britain. I am sure that most people don't even know what is anti-Semitism!. in fact, I don't even know why is it against the law to be anti-Semitism. All I can see is that the Jewish state started on 1948 with few hundred Jews and took over the Palestinian lands and for the next 70 years they have killed thousands and made millions of Palestinians homeless and occupied lands of Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Seria and also some Saudi islands in the Red sea. Seems no one is able to stop them and unfortunately, the USA is supporting all that and anyone who fights against that is called a terrorist or anti-Semitic.
Lets distribute the cartoon pictures and show it to all and spread the truth.
I can't believe we apologized for this, spineless