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The Guardian has fired its long-time cartoonist, Steve Bell, after he published a caricature of Benjamin Netanyahu that was labeled as anti-Semitic. The cartoonist had worked at the paper for over 40 years. The drawing depicted Netanyahu in a manner that drew comparisons to the Merchant of Venice. This decision has sparked a debate on freedom of expression and accusations of bias in media coverage. The incident comes amidst recent Arab-Israel normalization efforts and heightened tensions in the region.
Haaretz Cartoon https://t.co/qoSMAHISIk
Financial Free Speech https://t.co/ZCa0PX5NZk
Steve Bell is fired by The Guardian for a caricature that criticizes Netanyahu. https://t.co/x6eXvB3VsA
Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell axed over ‘antisemitic’ drawing of Netanyahu https://t.co/CCdqMVWEzh https://t.co/jiGZU0ah4W
Newspaper Cartoonist Dropped After Being Accused of 'Anti-Semitic' Netanyahu Drawing https://t.co/p0pQzEfcpE
.@Guardian fired cartoonist @BellBelltoons, after 40 YEARS of working there over this Netanyahu caricature, which they likened to—guess what?!—the Merchant of Venice. Netanyahu just killed 3,000 Palestinians in Gaza, and pseudo-progressive publications are coming to *his* aid. https://t.co/qkTNCha5wz
Arab-Israel normalization in a cartoon https://t.co/6Wtfo1Uou4
Media coverage: "The Guardian has sacked its own cartoonist Steve Bell who had worked at the paper for over 40 years over a cartoon of Benjamin Netanyahu, which the British daily has labeled an as anti-Semitic." https://t.co/JLLwDvBBhO
Haaretz Cartoon https://t.co/ghzy8ypmON
Freedom of expression according to Western standards cartoon by: Ahmad Qaddura https://t.co/i201LjX3IH