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

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

Themes

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

Latuff has authored several comics about Middle East situations such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iraq War, mainly highly critical towards Israel and the United States while sympathizing with their opposition.[original research?]

In his We are all Palestinians 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".[4] (See also: Controversies)

Latuff has also made a series of cartoons that portray Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,[5][6][7] 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.[8]

In his comic series by the name of Tales of Iraq War (also translated into Arabic), he features 'Juba, the Baghdad sniper' as a hero while US soldiers are portrayed as villains[9] sent by US President George W. Bush, caricatured laughing over US casualties.[10]

Controversies

'Just following orders' by Carlos Latuff shows an 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 Jewish 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."[11][12][13] The criminal proceedings were suspended by Swiss court.[14]

In 2006, Latuff entered and was placed second, winning $4,000, in the controversial Iranian 'International Holocaust Cartoon Competition'. Latuff's image compared the Israeli West Bank barrier with the Nazi concentration camps.[15]

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.[16][17][18] Latuff's entry was described as "Holocaust inversion" by Manfred Gerstenfeld.[19]

A cartoon by Latuff depicting Alan Dershowitz masturbating over the killing of Lebanese citizens, which illustrated an article by prominent anti-Zionist Norman Finkelstein, also provoked controversy.[20]

References

Alan Dershowitz by Carlos Latuff
  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Official site of Norman G. Finkelstein: Latuff's gallery (normanfinkelstein.com)
  3. ^ [http://www.irancartoon.com/120/holocaust/ The Results of Holocaust Cartoon Contest-2006].
  4. ^ Carlos Latuff: "We Are All Palestinian"
  5. ^ "Ariel Sharon portrait by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-06-08. Retrieved 2007-09-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Ariel Sharon by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-06-07. Retrieved 2007-09-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "The Godfather by ~latuff". DeviantArt. 2003-05-02. Retrieved 2007-09-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ [1][2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
  9. ^ An example episode of Juba the Baghdad sniper at Latuff's blog
  10. ^ 'Laughs' by Carlos Latuff (infoshop.org)
  11. ^ Alex Schärer: Linke und Antisemitismus: Der Indymedia-Streit - Aufpassen, was im Kübel landet, Die Wochenzeitung, April 4, 2002
  12. ^ Junge Welt: Ärger im Internet: Wegen antisemitischer Beiträge hat Indymedia Schweiz den Betrieb gestoppt, February 25, 2002
  13. ^ Aktion Kinder des Holocaust: Is this cartoon by Latuff, published at indymedia-switzerland, anti-Semitic? An analysis
  14. ^ Hamadeh, Anis (2002). "Jewish peace activists and Israeli violence". Retrieved 2007-09-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Winners of the Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Competition, IRANCARTOON International
  16. ^ Associated Press: Iran says Holocaust cartoon contest expresses hatred toward oppressors, November 2, 2006
  17. ^ ADL: Arab Media Review: Anti-Semitism and Other Trends July - December 2006: Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Contest, January 24, 2007
  18. ^ David Cesarani: Deep in denial, The Guardian, December 11, 2006
  19. ^ Manfred Gerstenfeld: "Ahmadinejad, Iran, and Holocaust manipulation: methods, aims, and reactions", Scholars For Peace in the Middle East, February 1, 2007
  20. ^ Alan Dershowitz: The Lerner-Finkelstein duet, The Jerusalem Post, October 16, 2006 (mirror: [8])
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