Sparks of Mischief

Analysis / Interpretation / Press

Furthermore, Iran’s Palestine is Not Alone international cartoon contest propagated a broad array of other egregiously antisemitic materials as well.  Many of the examples engage in demonization or dehumanization of Jews, Zionists, or the Jewish state, for example comparing them to devils, diseases, machines, scorpions, sharks, snakes, or vermin.

Additionally, while it is not surprising the contest’s organizers encouraged caricatures aimed at demeaning Arab leaders past or present who have made peace with Israel, it is striking how many of these images portrayed such peacemakers as scandalous agents of the Jews.  Additionally, many of these images applied classic antisemitic tropes to Bahraini, Emirati, Jordanian or Egyptian leaders, depicting them as bloodthirsty, devilish, greedy, and monstrous.

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https://www.adl.org/blog/state-sanctioned-propaganda-iran-completes-its-...