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Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years

From a discarded book at the National Library to iconic sketches of Arieh Navon, a personal journey through the satirical heart of early statehood reveals the humor and grit of our founding years.

THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon
A detail from Arthur Szyk's “They Too Have a Right to Live,”  which first appeared in the May 12, 1943 issue of The New York Times and was presumably sponsored by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, an organization founded by Zionist activist Peter Bergson in 1943.

This Jewish artist fought Nazis with a paintbrush, when art like his still mattered 

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nov. 5, 2021.

'Petty': US Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem denounces South Park portrayal

 US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, July 15, 2025; illustrative.

A red line for the White House: South Park episode features Trump in bed with the devil


NYT publishes another antisemitic cartoon, days after global outrage

The recent cartoon presents a blind Netanyahu taking a selfie, days after a cartoon presenting him as a dog leading U.S. President Donald Trump.

Picture of the cartoon from the New York Times paper

No Holds Barred: The Old York Times

The Internet and social media has become a cesspool filled with antisemitic websites, posts and comments that reinforce, encourage and publicize Jew-hatred.

THE NEW York Times Building in Manhattan

Israeli cartoonist mocks New York Times antisemitic cartoon

The cartoon included an apparently blind US President Donald Trump wearing a yamulke while being led by a dog with the face if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Star of David collar.

The sun peaks over the New York Times Building in New York August 14, 2013

Cartoonist behind 'NYT' caricature has history of controversy

António Moreira Antunes drew ire with 1983 award-winning depiction of Israel and Lebanon.

The New York Times cartoon by António Moreira Antunes

Flood of condemnations of New York Times for antisemitic cartoon

Congressmen join former ambassador to Israel and journalists in slamming the newspaper.

The headquarters of the New York Times is pictured on 8th Avenue in New York

Topple, roll, bang! Museum unveils Rube Goldberg exhibit

The eccentric cartoonist known for drawing diagrams of long-winded and elaborate contraptions will be memoralized in Philadelphia.

One of Rube Goldberg's inventions

Real superhero: 90-year-old Holocaust survivor made Comic-Con appearance

Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax, 90, who survived three Nazi concentration camps, was the main draw of a panel on “Art During the Holocaust."

Attendees arrive in costume at the pop culture convention Comic Con in San Diego, California, U.S. July 21, 2018.

Cartoon mocking Erdogan lands four top university graduates in jail

Human rights groups say the Turkish government has grown increasingly intolerant of opposition voices since a failed military coup in July 2016.

TURKISH PRESIDENT Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 18.

Miri's Mess

From the sketchbook

German daily drops cartoonist after 'antisemitic' Netanyahu drawing

Holding a rocket with the Star of David on it in one hand and a microphone in the other, Netanyahu is shown in the cartoon saying: "Next year in Jerusalem."

Cartoon shows Netanyahu celebrating the Eurovision song stage in Netta Barzilai's attire while holding a missile with has a Star of David imposed on it