Why Are You Singling Out Israel?
Cartoon by Barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has six panels.
PANEL 1
An outdoor park environment. In the background, a bearded man with a blue shirt holds a “Save Gaza” sign. In the foreground, a man in a polo shirt and a woman in a red skirt and black vest are talking about the bearded man.
POLO: Why does that guy single out Israel for criticism? Lots of countries do bad things!
VEST: I’ll ask him.
PANEL 2
The woman in the vest has approached the bearded man. From this angle, we can see that under the vest, she’s wearing a shirt with the Israeli flag on it.
VEST: There are so many evil governments, and yet you’ve decided to protest the only Jewish state. Do you have something against Jews?
PANEL 3
The bearded man earnestly replies.
BEARD: Huh. I guess I was raised to care about Israel. We talked about Israel a lot in Hebrew school. When other kids fundraised for UNICEF we donated our allowances for growing trees in Israel.
PANEL 4
The bearded man looks angrier.
BEARD: Also, I’m American. We give tons of weapons to Israel. So when Israel commits genocide, my tax dollars enable it.
PANEL 5
The bearded man smiles; the vest woman looks unconvinced.
BEARD: Besides, no one can focus equally on everything. I bet you pay more attention to Israel. If it’s okay for you to prioritize some issues, why isn’t it okay for me?
PANEL 6
The vest woman has returned to talking with the guy in the polo shirt.
POLO: So what did he say?
VEST: It’s like we thought, he just hates Jews.
CHICKEN FAT WATCH
“Chicken fat” is antiquated cartoonists’ slang for amusing but unimportant details in the art.
SHIRT: The bearded guy’s t-shirt has an image of a lit candle, then an image of a light bulb, then an image of the sun.
TATTOOS: The tattoos on bearded guy’s arms tell a little five panel story, showing a baby bunny growing up, falling in love, having oodles of babies, and finally dying.
PANEL 2: Charlie Brown is in the background.
PANEL 3: A flyer tapes to the tree says “LOST: Bad Dog,” in in smaller print, “Bad bad doggie! No! If found, do not give treats.” The photo shows a dog smoking a cigarette.
PANEL 6: The plant on the windowsill is Audrey II from “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Graffiti on the wall says “Why are you reading this?” and “BG is here.” (BG stands for “background”). It’s impossible to read, but the graffiti behind the woman says “Bilbo Lives.”
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