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- Steve Bell, the legendary, British cartoonist who drew for decades for the Guardian newspaper in London, was abruptly accused by his editor of drawing an anti-Semitic cartoon and was fired. Steve is on our podcast to talk all about the cartoon, all about getting fired, what this means for other cartoonists and what comes next.
We get the whole story from Steve, at a time when more cartoonists who are critical of Israel or Netanyahu are being accused of drawing anti-Semitic cartoons.
We also have two of Israel's top editorial cartoonists to discuss Steve's cartoon.
Uri Fink is a very popular comic book artist and writer along with being an editorial cartoonist. He's published 22 books of his popular Zbeng! comic strip and comic book and is the editor of the Zbeng magazine which has had over a two hundred issues. Uri is the president of the Association of Israeli Cartoonists. The cartoonists in the Israeli Cartoon Association unanimously opposed Steve Bell's firing.
Michel Kichka is an editorial cartoonist for various Israeli TV channels, he draws graphic novels including an impressive one about his father who was a Holocaust survivor. Michel won the cow at St Just le Martel and a ton of other awards, and he's a professor at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem.
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00:00:00
Introduction to the podcast and the firing of Steve Bell from the Guardian newspaper
00:01:59
Steve Bell's depiction of Netanyahu and his opposition to the two-state solution
00:03:19
Discussion on the oversensitivity and caution surrounding accusations of anti-Semitism in cartoons
00:04:59
Steve Bell's defense against the accusation of anti-Semitism in his cartoon
00:07:35
Steve Bell's thoughts on being fired and the hypersensitivity of newspapers
00:09:19
Steve Bell's uncertainty about his future career and the damage caused by the accusation of anti-Semitism
00:10:06
Steve Bell's varied career and association with The Guardian
00:10:20
Daryl Cagle discusses the common issue of cartoonists being fired
00:10:28
Uri Fink questions The Guardian's alleged anti-Israeli bias
00:11:09
Steve Bell expresses disappointment in not being published by The Guardian
00:11:19
Daryl Cagle discusses the firing of cartoonists in the newspaper industry
00:12:26
Steve Bell recounts a previous disagreement with The Guardian over a cartoon about Gaza
00:14:05
Steve Bell discusses potential reasons for being fired, including his age and salary
00:14:49
Uri Fink assures Steve Bell that he will find somewhere else to publish his cartoons
00:15:07
Michel Kichka emphasizes that Steve Bell's cartoon is not anti-Semitic
00:16:30
Michel Kichka on the confusion between anti-Israeli sentiment and anti-Semitism
00:17:03
Steve Bell expresses gratitude for the support from the Israeli Cartoonist Association
00:18:20
Michel Kichka on the difficulty in being properly informed about complex political issues
00:19:01
Steve Bell on the difficult situation in Israel and his desire for peace
00:19:36
It's difficult to defend against charges of anti-Semitism
00:19:51
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