American media published satirical cartoons criticizing Israel’s military actions, causing controversy and apologizing

According to Fox News on the 21st local time, the Philadelphia Inquirer recently published a satirical manga aimed at criticizing Israel, sparking criticism on social media. Amidst controversy, the Philadelphia Inquirer apologized for publishing the comic.

According to American media, the Philadelphia Inquirer recently published a satirical manga aimed at criticizing Israel, sparking controversy.

According to the report, the Philadelphia Inquirer published a satirical manga by cartoonist Monte Wolverton on the 17th. This cartoon depicts huge black military boots representing Israel, preparing to trample on a group of Palestinians. A portion of the Palestinian population has been labeled as Hamas militants, while others have scattered and fled. The Israeli side demanded that the crowd “distance themselves!”, but the trampling of military boots seemed to kill most of the people in the crowd.

According to the report, the manga has sparked criticism on social media, with pro Israeli activists accusing the satire of being “anti Semitic”. Amidst the controversy, the editorial department of the Philadelphia Inquirer apologized in a statement, saying, “Obviously, this cartoon is very insensitive, especially at a time when anti Semitism is rising. We have heard strong protests from people and apologize for the pain it has caused.” In addition, in an article by the media, senior executives of the Philadelphia Inquirer condemned Hamas’s attack on Israel, And explicitly stated that Israel has the “right to self-defense” and promised to better review the media’s comics to “prevent similar errors from happening again”.

Recently, with the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, pro Palestinian movements have emerged in countries such as the United States. However, this has also sparked strong reactions from some Jewish people. For example, several universities in the United States have been threatened by Jewish funders to withdraw their donations due to accusations of “anti Israel”. According to a report by Business Insider on the 18th, the previous Palestinian Literature Festival held by the University of Pennsylvania in the United States invited many Palestinian scholars, including renowned donors such as Ronald Lauder, one of the heirs of Est é e Lauder cosmetics company and Jewish billionaire, to threaten to withdraw their investment and demand that the school’s president, Maggie, take responsibility and resign.