Cartoon of naked Sharon devouring infant wins top U.K. prize

Haaretzdaily ^ | 11/26/03 | Haaretz Service

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Last Update: 26/11/2003 10:58

Cartoon of naked Sharon devouring infant wins top U.K. prize

By Haaretz Service

A cartoon of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon eating the head of a Palestinian baby against the backdrop of a burning Palestinian city has won first prize in the British Political Cartoon Society's annual competition.

There were 35 entries in the Cartoon of the Year competition, sponsored by the British Independent newspaper, from some of the country's leading cartoonists.

Dave Brown's winning cartoon was published in the

Independent a few months ago, when it was claimed that it was inspired by a Goya painting.

In the cartoon, Sharon says: "What's wrong? Have you never seen a politician kissing a baby?" The background shows Apache attack helicopters sending missiles from the cockpit with the message "Vote Likud" - the prime minister's party.

In his acceptance speech, Brown thanked the Israeli Embassy for its angry reaction to the cartoon, which he said had contributed greatly to its publicity.

[metalboy]

Of course you`ll never see a cartoon of a suicide bomber blowing up a baby.

[Thane_Banquo]

Eurotrash have an irrational hatred of Jews. The same kind of Eurotrash who tried to exterminate the Jewish people 60 years ago are the same kind of people who support Islamist terrorism today.

Yes, that's right. I just called them Nazis. Deal with it.

[AppyPappy]

Just Jews eating babies. That is SO 1939.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Typical leftist... spew hate and call it "edgy", "witty", and "socially concious".

[LibWhacker]

The world's gone crazy.

[kerouacbal]

[exile]

the libs apparently don't do "subtle"

[ccmay]

it was claimed that it was inspired by a Goya painting.

Well, it was obviously inspired by a Goya painting:

That doesn't make it any better. These people are scum.

-ccm

[Judith Anne]

Nazis is exactly the right word.

[Enterprise]

I wonder how they would feel if they were shown a cartoon of Palestinians eating a pizza of Jewish teenagers blown up in a pizza parlor. Or as others have indicated, show a bunch of Frenchies and Germies on top of gassed Jews having a delightful snack of Jew blood sausage and drinking "blood" red wine.

[sergeantdave]

How about a drawing of British cartoonists throwing Jewish babies in Nazi ovens.

Parts of the elite EU are starting to smell like the Nazi SA in Germany, circa 1920s. Unless someone steps in and slaps these Marxists down, I expect another war in Europe within 15 years.

[Enterprise]

And another thing. Yesterday on FR a really great analogy was posted and these people need to do a reality check. In essence there are 500 million Arabs who want to exterminate 5 Million Jews, and the Urinepeens don't see much wrong it. But imagine if there 500 Million Jews who wanted to exterminate 5 Million Arabs. Can you imagine? Oh, the humanity!

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Of course you`ll never see a cartoon of a suicide bomber blowing up a baby.

My cartoon would show a large squatting dog with Arafat and a bunch of Islamic icons emerging from its behind.

[Skooz]

Typical leftist... spew hate and call it "edgy", "witty", and "socially concious".

Bump.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

The smallest country is pressured to give away land for peace?

What a farce.

Arab countries have too much land as is.

[Enterprise]

That was the other point that was made. The article compared the Arab land to a football field and the Jewish land to the size of matchbox, and the Arabs want more. Through hard work the Jews built cities and agriculture on empty land. The Arabs had hundreds of years to do the same. Why didn't THEY do it?

[templar]

Arab countries have too much land as is.

And way too much money.

Of course, their money used to be our money before we traded it to them for oil ... A pity we don't have any of our own to use.

[Spok]

Giving us yet another reason to be grateful to our forefathers who separated us from the U.K. in 1776. They knew not how right they were.

[TheSpottedOwl]

I smell a pogram coming. Seems like anti semitism is on the rise once again in Europe.

[never4get]

Of course you`ll never see a cartoon of a suicide bomber blowing up a baby

Who needs a cartoon when all they have to do is print a picture taken after a bombing. That is of course if it fits their agenda....These are the same people who were in the streets of London days ago. Ignorant and stupid, that truly is no way for them to go through life.

[Arthur McGowan]

Hey, that would be a cool logo for Planned Parenthood.

[Cicero]

The medical procedure that certain people refer to as partial birth abortion? Cool.

[Gritty]

first prize in the British Political Cartoon Society's annual competition

These people could get sicker, but it is hard to see how!

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

The Arabs had hundreds of years to do the same. Why didn't THEY do it?

You ever smelled an arab that worked up a sweat?

All the camels would run away!

[anotherview]

anti-Semitism ping

Yes, another. U.K. this time :(

[veronica]

In his acceptance speech, Brown thanked the Israeli Embassy for its angry reaction to the cartoon, which he said had contributed greatly to its publicity.

Not only a Nazi, but a gloating Nazi.

[Alouette]

I wonder how they would feel if they were shown a cartoon of Palestinians eating a pizza of Jewish teenagers blown up in a pizza parlor.

Actually the Palestinians are quite proud of the pizza parlor bombing and Al-Najah University created a little exhibit of pizza slices and Jewish body parts which was very well attended.

[lilylangtree]

No one will ever see yASSer araRAT with a machine gun mowing down innocent Israeli civilians. (Dripping Sarc) That would be too honest and the news media is never that honest.

[Enterprise]

Words fail me.

[weegee]

Even the photo of the toy handgrenades filled with candy being sold on the Gaza strip is too unbelievable for some people.

Mon Nov 24,10:10 AM ET

Toy hand grenades sit at a street vendor as people shop in preparation for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the main market in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 24, 2003. The holiday comes at the end of the the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

[vikingcelt]

OH MY G-D. This is absolutely and totally beyond offensive. This is absolutely and totally beyond obscene. I hope these people burn in hell.

[eddie willers]

The guy wasn't even original and they give him a prize?

[A.J.Armitage]

Not Bigoted:

Bigoted:

[TheMole]

The UK Political Cartoon Society has been in the toilet for some time now. Here's a previous winner of one of their prizes.

URL: http://politicalcartoon.co.uk/images/rowson_winner.jpg

[watchin]

Pinning that picture to people who actually kill babies would get you labeled as a dangerous religious fanatic.

No, to get ahead in life, win awards, and be proclaimed a progressive thinker, you have to pin this on the Jews.