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As he says his work with bosses became more 'tense,' fired Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell refuses to apologize for a 'anti-Semitic' Netanyahu sketch, he says he'thinks it's works.'
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October 16, 2023
The cartoonist, who has worked with the Left-wing newspaper for more than 40 years, has been told that after submitting a drawing of the Israeli leader with a scalpel over his exposed belly, he would no longer be allowed to publish his work. Gaza is the political cartoonist. Critics have interpreted this to be a nod to Shylock, Shakespeare's Jewish moneylender, who has yearned a 'pound of flesh' from someone who is unable to pay him back. Mr Bell has declined to apologize, telling Press Gazette that the cartoon has nothing to do with Venetian merchants, and he would not dream' of propagating anti-Jewish stereotypes.
In a series of tweets after being fired for a simple Netanyahu sketch, Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell takes aim at editors, claiming it was "nigh on impossible to write this issue without references to anti-Semitism" - and claims that bosses wanted to 'havet jokes by 10.30 a.m
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October 16, 2023
Since submitting a controversial portrait of Benjamin Netanyahu, the cartoonist, who has worked with the Left-wing newspaper for more than 40 years, says he has been told that no one is now willing to publish his work. He took to Twitter to defend himself against anti-Semitism allegations and chastised The Guardian for dismissing him. He posted the picture: 'Spiked once more.' "It's getting really difficult to publish this article in the Guardian now without being accused of using "antisemitic tropes." But Jimmy Wales, who co-founded Wikipedia, replied, 'You may want to avoid drawing antisemitic tropes.' One Jewish user said: 'Well just stop doing it over and over again Steve?' 'You drew it Steve,' Bell said, retorting Bell's defense.