There’s something about the clean sharp lines of Abdellah Derkaoui’s work that makes him one of my favorite political cartoonists (along with Carlos Latuff and Steve Breen, the latter of whose cartoons I often fundamentally disagree with). Derkaoui uses such bright colors, his intent is always clear. MSNBC cartoonist Daryl Cagle has posted a selection […]
Because I was not feeling very well, had a meeting online at 10, and was on the radio at noon, I regretfully did not attend the funeral procession for the victims of Gaza this afternoon in downtown Boston. Held by the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, today’s somber event was intended to remember the 827 Gazzawis killed […]
Israel won’t let foreign journalists into Gaza, but they’re losing the media war nonetheless. Haunting images of dead Palestinian children flood global newspapers, Al Jazeera captures images of white phosphorus exploding over Gaza. I don’t see how it isn’t obvious to everyone that this has become genocide. 763 Palestinians dead. Seven hundred and sixty three. […]