When is one antisemitic cartoon too many? That’s the question Guardian editors should be asking themselves after the newspaper was forced into a retraction over cartoonist Martin Rowson’s latest hideous attempt at satire. The depiction of Richard Sharp in today’s @guardian cartoon falls squarely into an antisemitic tradition of depicting Jews with outsized, grotesque features, often in conjunction with money and power. However, when it comes to The Guardian and Martin Rowson, there might be some reason to believe it was anything other than an unintentional slip. It is they who need to start recognizing antisemitism and ensure their long track record of shame is finally brought to an end.

Source: The Guardian May 01, 2023 16:23 UTC