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popo I respect your experience; you have an extensive amount of it with your past history. Being that I didn’t draw the cartoon I can only state what you asked for in the beginning of this thread, my opinion and/or interpretation.
With your explanation I understand why you see what you state, but looking at it again I don’t see the cartoon downing Jewish people for being Jewish. The Israelis have a unique situation that no others have; a country they have created within a fellowship of their religion. On top of that, the flag of their country is the symbol that represents who they are religiously and culturally.
Perhaps the fact that its easy to tell Arafat in this cartoon because of his headpiece, so it would be assumed that a fat black suited figured would be looked at in context as Sharon. Perhaps to guide slower people the star was placed interpretational guidance. (Again it only MO, I didn’t create it) The funny thing is I’m apart of the "slow crowd" because I honestly did not know who was laying out the money. Sure it would make since that it would be President Bush, but for one thing it doesn’t look like him; and two since when does he EVER smoke cigars? So I was going through my mind who in his administration is this supposed to be representing? If he would have put a cowboy hat on him; even if he had the same face as he does now I would have instantly interpreted it to be GWB.
If he had put a cowboy hat on him does that mean he is stating that American are conniving hicks that think they can buy their way out of anything, or would it just be referencing the Bush Administration latest actions.
I’m not saying your wrong so please don’t take it as such, but I do feel the word or accusation of anti-Semitic can be misused if not abused.
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