Cartoon about Israel misguided ... at best
I read Mike Keefe’s political cartoon, “Many Eyes for an Eye” (Second Opinion, Jan. 2) with interest. The expectation of proportional response is all well and good (if more than a bit naïve), provided that this expectation is applied universally.
If missiles from Mexico rained down on Texas border towns with the approval of the Mexican government, would our response be proportional? Should it be? What if the Mexican government repeatedly announced its intention to destroy the United States?
If Keefe applies his standard universally, the worst I can say about him is that he has questionable judgment. If he applies it only to Israel, the problem is entirely different.
There is only one major factor differentiating Israel from all other countries: its Jewish majority. I hope the cartoon is misguided rather than anti-Semitic. I can’t ask the cartoonist; that’s up to the editorial board of the News & Record.
Steven Taub
Greensboro
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Another Jewish person who's . . . cheap . . . on humor . . .
Laugh a little Rabbi Taub . . . and come off some lose change . . .
Posted on January 8, 2009 9:05 AM
I am not Jewish, I think its just terrible. Humor, more like sick humor.
Posted on January 8, 2009 7:39 PM
Go read Doug Clark editorial. He thinks the cartoon is OK.
Posted on January 8, 2009 7:49 PM