Tel Aviv Political Cartoon Exhibit Damaged
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Hannah Brown for The Jerusalem Post reports Exhibition of Ultra-Orthodox Military Draft Cartoons Vandalized:
An exhibition of political cartoons about the exemption of the ultra-Orthodox from military service was vandalized on Monday ahead of the opening of the Animix International Animation, Cartoon and Comics Festival at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
The festival, which opened on Tuesday, traditionally addresses major social issues through animation and political cartoons. One of this year’s featured exhibitions, titled “The Black Army,” focuses on haredi (ultra-Orthodox) opposition to military conscription and includes works by many of Israel’s leading cartoonists.
According to the festival organizers, while the exhibition was being installed in the plaza outside the Tel Aviv Cinematheque on Monday, a young man wearing a kippah confronted organizers and Tel Aviv Cinematheque CEO Tomer Cohen. They said he tore down and damaged parts of the exhibition before attempting to flee…
Cartoonist Michel Kichka has already created a response to the incident.
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