Jews don’t like him and neither do I
ILLUSTRATOR Michael Leunig has been accused of playing the martyr in expressing outrage over his work being included in a distasteful Iranian cartoon competition because the images were anti-Semitic.
Leunig, whose cartoons appear in the Fairfax newspapers, was the subject of a bizarre hoax when someone fraudulently entered one of his works in an Iranian newspaper competition for the world’s most offensive Holocaust cartoons.For more details see Tim Blairs expose
The entry was initially taken seriously and was picked up around the world by media including Australian Associated Press, The Sydney Morning Herald, Le Monde and Islamonline. But the cartoon was withdrawn from Hamshahri’s website after Leunig demanded it be removed.The entry was taken seriously because it is believable. Leunig is anti-Semetic and anti-everything else I stand for and there is a fair chance his cartoon could’ve picked up a prize in the Iranian news competition for the most offensive cartoon that redicules the West or the Jews In the Age Leunig seeks sympathy from the Australia public, long used to his offensive cartoons with the header;
Amid the pain, God puts his hand on my shoulder.But not on everybodies shoulder apparently;
Elsewhere in the world, families stricken with anger and sadness grieve for loved ones killed in the madness of war. Homes lie in rubble.Wars started, I might add, by those who Leunig supports with his cartoons What an offensive tosser
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Some things are not relative Leunig. Anti Semitism is anti semitism no matter how you try to dress it up.
It’s such a good cartoon I reckon it would have won.
The Iranian guy spotted it straight away.
Leunig is such a great political cartoonist. Definitely the best Australia has produced. It’s a miracle he hasn’t yet been silenced.
The cartoon was bold comment produced during the 2002 Israeli assaults on Jenin and Ramallah. Michael Leunig is no anti-semite; he’s the kind of guy who would have been front line flaming the Nazis in the 30’s.
Is anyone else tired of post 9/11 hysteria? Christ, it’s a crime to have a brain these days.