LATUFF: CARTOONIST IN CONVERSATION…

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Latuff: Cartoonist in Conversation

Thu. Dec 18, 2008

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Thanks the cartoonists whose work he has published for their “friendly collaboration,” he never contacted Latuff.

With such a heavy presence in “Cartoons and Extremism,” and without a response from any of the cartoonists exhibited,

it seemed of value to try and make contact with one of the cartoonists and have him speak for himself.

Easy to find, Latuff responded quickly to queries about his controversial cartoon work.

Eddy Portnoy: You frequently use the Holocaust as a metaphor to criticize Israeli policies.

This is seen as an inaccurate comparison and deliberately hurtful to Jews.

Can you further explain your use of this metaphor?

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