Comments from Three Countries on the Dispute Between Britain and Israel.

Comments from Three Countries on the Dispute Between Britain and Israel.

Thomas, Burt

Weisz, Victor (Vicky)

Yefimov , Boris

This cartoon, seen in the New York Times, is a black-and-white collection of three separate political cartoons, each under a header reading “Comments from three countries on the dispute between Britain and Israel.” The left cartoon shows the well-known British figure, John Bull, representing the British government, trying hard to stay on an erratic camel with the word 'Arabs' on its side. Underneath that situation is the word Palestine written in what looks to be sand, and a city on fire due to bombs in the background. Finally, in the lower right corner, a man who resembles the American Uncle Sam with his hand over his face, showing a sense of confusion, shame, and embarrassment while watching the scene unfold. At the bottom of the title reads, “Some people have the queerest pets,” and it was created by Thomas in The Detroit News. Moving to the middle cartoon, a gentleman on the right clearly resembles British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin in a Pharaoh outfit. On the left, Cleopatra is sitting on a throne with Egyptian hieroglyphics behind her, and she is holding out a piece of paper with the words “Treaty Obligations” written on it. There is a caption in big letters at the bottom that reads, “Ernie and Cleopatra”. The title at the bottom reads, “O, whither hast thou led me, Egypt?” and it was written by Vicky in the Daily News-Chronicle in London. Finally, the last cartoon, on the far left, depicts British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin on a lifting platform in the middle, overhead squatting with a barbell, with two boxes of papers on each end. On the left box, the words read “Violation of Pledges,” and on the right, “Failing to Keep One's Work.” There are two observers on each bottom corner, with the one on the left labeled “King Abdullah,” depicted in assumed Arab attire, and Uncle Sam in the bottom right, in a suit and top hat. The title reads, “Palestine records of Mr. Bevin,” and it was drawn by Yeflmov in Literaturnaya Gazeta, Moscow.

Political Cartoons

Israel/Palestine Relations

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