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The Cartoonists' Lot: Holding The Mirror To A Fractured World
Friday January 13, 2006
TWO years ago I was invited to speak at the Melbourne Jewish Museum on the subject of cartooning. The forum was titled "Cartoonists: cruel, clever or a nation's conscience?" and I eagerly agreed to speak. A month later, however, came another email from the museum cancelling my invitation because of "my strong views about Israel". I was dismayed and perplexed. What strong views about Israel were they referring to?