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Carlos Latuff is a freelance leftist political cartoonist, born in November 30, 1968, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Published works

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[1], The Toronto Star[2], 'The Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance' (JAMI) magazine, the Saudi magazine "Character", Lebanese newspaper "Al Akhbar", and others.[3] A number of his cartoons were also published on other websites such as Norman Finkelstein's official website,[4] and he has also participated and was placed second, winning $4,000, in the 2006 Iranian International Holocaust Cartoon Competition.[5]

Themes

'Global Intifada' by Latuff shows a 'global persona' wearing a Keffiyeh holding the V (victory) sign in front the Palestinian flag.
'Uncle Sam wants you DEAD!' by Latuff shows Uncle Sam (representing U.S.A.) with Adolf Hitler's features and a Nazi swastika atop his top-hat.

Section: Carlos Latuff#Controversies

Vast number 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."[6] These cartoons are heavily critical of Israel[6] and have drawn criticism and allegations of uninhibited utilization of "judeophobic stereotypes in the service of the anti-globalisation movement."[7]

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".[8]

Latuff has also made a series of cartoons that portray Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,[9][10][11] 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.[12]

Latuff is also critical of US military action in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has made promotional cartoons for anti-US militancy[13] as well as cartoons alleging US actions have been motivated by the chance of making profit from oil.[14] Among the cartoons, there are also ones that portray US soldiers as severely wounded, dead, or paraplegic or as harming Iraqi civilians.[15]

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",[16] an Iraqi insurgency character claimed to have shot down several-dozen US soldiers, as a "superhero"[17]. He also have made a caricature of US President George W. Bush laughing over US casualties.[18]

Controversies

'Just following orders' by Carlos Latuff shows Israeli and Nazi soldiers. Text in the shape of a Nazi swastika says: "Israeli soldiers are just following orders".

Latuff himself has described his work as controversial.

In 2002 the Swiss-based Holocaust survivors 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."[19][20][21] The criminal proceedings were suspended by Swiss court.[22]

In 2006, Latuff entered and was placed second, winning $4,000, in the controversial Iranian 'International Holocaust Cartoon Competition', for his cartoon comparing the Israeli West Bank barrier with the Nazi concentration camps.[23]

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.[24][25][26] Latuff's entry was described as "Holocaust inversion" by Manfred Gerstenfeld.[27]

A cartoon by Latuff, titled "Alan Dershowitz Hard at Work", depicting Alan Dershowitz, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School who is known for his career as an attorney in several high-profile law cases and commentary on the Arab-Israeli conflict[28], masturbating over the killing of Lebanese citizens in 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict,[29] which illustrated an article by prominent anti-Zionist Norman Finkelstein, was criticized by Dershowitz.[30]

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.[31]

References

  1. ^ Mad magazine, January 2009, Brazilian edition
  2. ^ The Toronto Star: More than just a chic checkered scarf
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Official site of Norman G. Finkelstein: Latuff's gallery (normanfinkelstein.com)
  5. ^ The Results of Holocaust Cartoon Contest-2006.
  6. ^ a b The Jewish Daily Forward: Simple, Offensive and Out There
  7. ^ Black, Ian (19 December 2008). "Cartoon symbols of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  8. ^ Carlos Latuff: "We Are All Palestinian"
  9. ^ "Ariel Sharon portrait by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-06-08. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  10. ^ "Ariel Sharon by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-06-07. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  11. ^ "The Godfather by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  12. ^ [1][2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
  13. ^ File:Victory.gif, File:Iraq war, year FOUR!.jpg
  14. ^ File:KillinintheRain.png, File:Warforoil.gif
  15. ^ File:ThreeBigSoldiers.gif, File:USsoldiersIraq.gif, File:Marines The few, the proud, the murderers.jpg
  16. ^ 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)
  17. ^ Interview with Carlos Latuff
  18. ^ 'Laughs' by Carlos Latuff (infoshop.org), Commons Link
  19. ^ Alex Schärer: Linke und Antisemitismus: Der Indymedia-Streit - Aufpassen, was im Kübel landet, Die Wochenzeitung, April 4, 2002
  20. ^ Junge Welt: Ärger im Internet: Wegen antisemitischer Beiträge hat Indymedia Schweiz den Betrieb gestoppt, February 25, 2002
  21. ^ Aktion Kinder des Holocaust: Is this cartoon by Latuff, published at indymedia-switzerland, anti-Semitic? An analysis
  22. ^ Hamadeh, Anis (2002). "Jewish peace activists and Israeli violence". Retrieved 2007-09-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  23. ^ Winners of the Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Competition, IRANCARTOON International
  24. ^ Associated Press: Iran says Holocaust cartoon contest expresses hatred toward oppressors, November 2, 2006
  25. ^ ADL: Arab Media Review: Anti-Semitism and Other Trends July - December 2006: Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Contest, January 24, 2007
  26. ^ David Cesarani: Deep in denial, The Guardian, December 11, 2006
  27. ^ Manfred Gerstenfeld: "Ahmadinejad, Iran, and Holocaust manipulation: methods, aims, and reactions", Scholars For Peace in the Middle East, February 1, 2007
  28. ^ "Alan Dershowitz". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 2, 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ "Alan Dershowitz Hard at Work" by Carlos Latuff
  30. ^ Alan Dershowitz: The Lerner-Finkelstein duet, The Jerusalem Post, October 16, 2006 (mirror: [8])
  31. ^ "Latuff: Cartoonist in Conversation - Forward.com"". www.forward.com. Retrieved 2008-12-21.

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