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| In an interview with the Jewish-American weekly newspaper ] in December 2008, Latuff responded to charges of antisemitism:<blockquote> | In an interview with the Jewish-American weekly newspaper ] in December 2008, Latuff responded to charges of antisemitism:<blockquote> | ||
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Carlos Latuff is a freelance political cartoonist, born in November 30, 1968, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Latuff's works have been posted on various Indymedia websites and blogs as well as several newspapers and magazines such as the Brazilian edition of Mad, The Toronto Star, 'The Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance' (JAMI) magazine, the Saudi magazine "Character", Lebanese newspaper "Al Akhbar", and others. A number of his cartoons were also published on other websites such as Norman Finkelstein's official website, and he has also participated and was placed second, winning $4,000, in the 2006 Iranian International Holocaust Cartoon Competition.
Themes
Many of Latuff's cartoons are related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which "became important to Latuff after he visited the area in the late 1990s." These cartoons are highly critical of Israel. He has been accused of uninhibited utilization of "judeophobic stereotypes in the service of the anti-globalisation movement."
In his We are all Palestinians "كلنا فلسطينيون" cartoon series, various famous oppressed groups, including Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, Black South Africans during Apartheid, Native Americans, and Tibetans in China, are all shown stating "I am Palestinian". (See also: Controversies)
Latuff has also made a series of cartoons that portray Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, United States President George W. Bush, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and British PM Tony Blair among other politicians as monsters and as Nazis.
Latuff is also critical of US military action in Iraq and Afghanistan. In his comic series by the name of Tales of Iraq War (also translated into Arabic "حكايات من حرب العراق" ), he portrays "Juba, the Baghdad sniper" as a hero and US soldiers as villains. He also have made a caricature of US President George W. Bush laughing over US casualties.
Controversies
Latuff himself has described his work as controversial.
In 2002 the Swiss-based Jewish organization Aktion Kinder des Holocaust sued the Independent Media Center (IMC, also known as Indymedia) of Switzerland on the charge of anti-Semitism. The reason was a cartoon of Latuff's We are all Palestinians series, published in Swiss IMC website, which depicted a Jewish boy in Warsaw Ghetto saying: "I am Palestinian." The criminal proceedings were suspended by Swiss court.
In 2006, Latuff entered and was placed second, winning $4,000, in the controversial Iranian 'International Holocaust Cartoon Competition'. Latuff's image compared the Israeli West Bank barrier with the Nazi concentration camps.
The competition itself was controversial - it was criticised by the then United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Israeli foreign ministry, Reporters Without Borders, the Anti-Defamation League and many others. Latuff's entry was described as "Holocaust inversion" by Manfred Gerstenfeld.
A cartoon by Latuff, titled "Alan Dershowitz Hard at Work", depicting Alan Dershowitz masturbating over the killing of Lebanese citizens, which illustrated an article by prominent anti-Zionist Norman Finkelstein, was criticized by Dershowitz.
In an interview with the Jewish-American weekly newspaper The Forward in December 2008, Latuff responded to charges of antisemitism:
My cartoons have no focus on the Jews or on Judaism. My focus is Israel as a political entity, as a government, their armed forces being a satellite of U.S. interests in the Middle East, and especially Israeli policies toward the Palestinians. It happens to be Israeli Jews that are the oppressors of Palestinians. ……My detractors say that the use of the Magen David in my Israel-related cartoons is irrefutable proof of antisemitism; however, it’s not my fault if Israel chose sacred religious motifs as national symbols, such as the Knesset Menorah or the Star of David = in killing-machines like F-16 jets.
References
- Mad magazine, January 2009, Brazilian edition
- The Toronto Star: More than just a chic checkered scarf
- Interview for JAMI magazine
My cartoons in Saudi Arabia magazine
Article about my art in the Lebanese newspaper "Al Akhbar"
Cartoon reproduced in Iraqi magazine - Official site of Norman G. Finkelstein: Latuff's gallery (normanfinkelstein.com)
- [http://www.irancartoon.com/120/holocaust/ The Results of Holocaust Cartoon Contest-2006].
- ^ http://www.forward.com/articles/14746/
- Black, Ian (19 December 2008). "Cartoon symbols of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- Carlos Latuff: "We Are All Palestinian"
- "Ariel Sharon portrait by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-06-08. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- "Ariel Sharon by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-06-07. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- "The Godfather by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- An example episode of Juba the Baghdad sniper at Latuff's blog
A second example episode of Juba the Baghdad sniper at Latuff's blog, (Arabic) - 'Laughs' by Carlos Latuff (infoshop.org), Commons Link
- Alex Schärer: Linke und Antisemitismus: Der Indymedia-Streit - Aufpassen, was im Kübel landet, Die Wochenzeitung, April 4, 2002
- Junge Welt: Ärger im Internet: Wegen antisemitischer Beiträge hat Indymedia Schweiz den Betrieb gestoppt, February 25, 2002
- Aktion Kinder des Holocaust: Is this cartoon by Latuff, published at indymedia-switzerland, anti-Semitic? An analysis
- Hamadeh, Anis (2002). "Jewish peace activists and Israeli violence". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Winners of the Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Competition, IRANCARTOON International
- Associated Press: Iran says Holocaust cartoon contest expresses hatred toward oppressors, November 2, 2006
- ADL: Arab Media Review: Anti-Semitism and Other Trends July - December 2006: Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Contest, January 24, 2007
- David Cesarani: Deep in denial, The Guardian, December 11, 2006
- Manfred Gerstenfeld: "Ahmadinejad, Iran, and Holocaust manipulation: methods, aims, and reactions", Scholars For Peace in the Middle East, February 1, 2007
- "Alan Dershowitz Hard at Work" by Carlos Latuff
- Alan Dershowitz: The Lerner-Finkelstein duet, The Jerusalem Post, October 16, 2006 (mirror: )
- "Latuff: Cartoonist in Conversation - Forward.com"". www.forward.com. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
External links
- Aktion Kinder des Holocaust page on Latuff
- Latuff on DeviantArt
- "Cartunista Carioca Cria Nova Calúnia Anti-Semita" de Olho na Midia and "Cartunista Carioca Tenta Se Defender e Só Se Complica" de Olho na Midia (articles in Portuguese)
- Interview with Carlos Latuff (in Portuguese language)
- "Site publica charge de brasileiro sobre Holocausto" (Site publishes caricatural drawing of a Brazilian about Holocaust, in Portuguese language)
- " Direita Israelense ameaça cartunista brasileiro" (Conservative Israelis threaten Brazilian cartoonist, in Portuguese language)