Arab Cartoonists May 2002

Arab Cartoons


Palestinians ask: Where are the millions of dollars that Arabs donated for them during the many telethons. This is in comment on that the US pressured Arab states not to pass donations to Palestinian (Omayya, Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah, 5/31/02).	Israeli checkpoints, closures, and fences have forced Palestinians to use long and difficult mountainous roads to reach their destination (Alquds, 5/31/02).

The Indian-Pakistani conflict (Ridha Hussain, Alittihad, 5/30/02).	The chain can be broken (Omayya, Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah, 5/30/02).


What surprise are Bush and Sharon preparing for Arafat? (Ridha Hussain, Alittihad, 5/27/02).	Israeli bulldozers, which demolish Palestinian houses, dig the grave of peace (Ridha Hussain, Alittihad, 5/28/02).

A Palestinian young man speaking to Israeli occupation soldiers, "The fact that you are all here just to arrest me means that you have not won." (Al-Ayyam, 5/27/02).	The way for Arab leaders to reach America (Hamed, Alittihad, 5/27/02).


Sharon and Bush (Nasser Al-Ja'fari, Alquds, 5/25/02).	Palestinians strangled as a result of the US pressures and the Israeli aggression (Al-Ayyam, 5/26/02).

Palestinians, hand-tied before Israeli tanks, foresaken by the world (Al-Rai, 5/24?02).	Among popular radio shows Palestinians listen to in the Middle East are ones that broadcast their greetings to each other, in lieu of telephones that most of them cannot afford. This is one of these greeting messages: I'm Hajja (female pilgrim) Falak, from Ain Helweh refugee camp (in Lebanon). I send my greetings to my brother Abu Mansoor and his family, in Wehdat refugee camp (in Amman, Jordan) ... to my brother Abu Muhannad and his family, in Yarmook refugee camp (in Syria) ... to my brother Aby Ayad and his family, in Balata refugee camp (near Nablus, occupied Palestine) ... to my sister Hasna and her family in Iraq ... to my grandson, Dhirgham, in Majedo Prison (in Israel) ... to my granddaughter, Su'ad, in Ramleh Prison (in Israle) ... to ... to ... to ... (Omayya, Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah, 5/25/02).


Palestinian resistance stepping over the "protective fence" that Sharon has been building around Palestinian cities (Omayya, Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah, 5/24/02).	The US campaign to find terrorism around the globe (Ridha Hussain, Alittihad, 5/23/02).

Main players in the proposed peace conference about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, from left to right: UN Security Council (dominated by the US who is always ready to use force), the UN (playing as a clown entertaining the US), The Arab League (kangaroo), and the European Union (gagged and tied).	The US says: "We'll destroy terrorism." Terrorism says: "We'll destroy America." Other World powers say: "May God help them both." (Hamed of Alittihad, 5/22/02).


Israeli occupation forces protect armed Israeli settlers and control the Palestinian civilian population (Umayya, Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah, 5,22,02).	The First World, wasteful, relaxed, and drunk. However, it is protected by the Third World Fence of Hunger (Ridha Hussain, Alittihad, 5/21/02).

The heavy potential of the Indian-Pakistani conflict (Ridha Hussain, Alittihad, 5/20/02).	Cartoonist of Al-Ahram (5/20/02).


The letter u, in the word "Likude" is a rope suffocating Arab rights, its bottom boot is treading on UN resolutions about Palestinian rights (Al-Ra'i, 5/17/02).	The US status in the propsed international Mideast conference: the referee, the coach (for the Israeli team), and the honest broker. Sharon: What a comfortable conference! (Nasser Al-Ja'fari, Alquds, 5/19/02).


Palestinians between Israeli oppression and US appeasement of Israel. The Israeli occupation hits the Palestinian hard. The Palestinian screams: "Down with the occupation." Uncle Sam says: "Shhhh ... Say nothing else except peace" (Hamed of Alittihad, 5/17/02).	Palestine is still bleeding after 54 years of its calamity (By Ummaya of Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah, 5/17/02).

Israel-US disagreement about which country should be destroyed nest. Sharon says, "Lebanon" but Uncle Sam says, "Iraq" (Ridha Hussain, Alittihad, 5/18/02).	Sharon, what a peace partner! (Omayya, Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah, 5/18/02).


The US pressures for peace in the Middle East are applied only to Arabs. Israelis are not pressured (Hamed of Alittihad, 5/16/02).	The ruling Israeli military establishment is interested in one thing only: increasing its arsenal of weapons (Ridha Hussain of Alittihad, 5/16/02).

UAE traffic problems: As traffic lights become green, a mercedes driver is relaxed and reading a magazine, but an angry truck driver is yelling at him to move (Alittihad, 5/16/02).	Hamed of Alittihad critcizes the Arab official position, which has accommodated aggressive Israel, in May 2002. He calls the Arab official position now as the Big Nakba (Calamity), compared to the small calamity (the establishment of Israel on the expense of the Palestinian people) 54 years, in 1948 (5/15/02).


In the 54th anniversary of Al-Nakba, the Calamity (Destruction of Palestine), Nasser Alja'fari of Alquds portrays Israel's expansionist nature (5/15/02).	"We will return." The 13 exiled Palestinians say (Omayya of Al-Hayat Al-Jadedah, 5/12/02).

Commenting on Sharm el-Shaikh II meeting, Nasser Al-Ja'fari drew Arab leaders issuing statements that will only go to deserted water wells (al-arab alyawm, 5/13/02).

The blind UN is being dragged to Iraq, away from the Jenin massacre, after cancelation of the UN Jenin massacre fact-finding mission (Nasser, Alquds, 5/13/02).


George W. Bush's real job: Sharon's bodyguard (Alquds, 5/10/02).	America helps Israel swallow Palestine (Hamed of Alittihad, 5/10/02).

What's in Uncle Sam's (US government's) mind? Only the interests of Israel (Hamed of Alittihad, 5/9/02).	Arabs boycott American products in response to US support for Israel (Ridha Hussain, Alittihad, 5/9/02).


Commenting on Sharon's fifth visit to the US, Nasser of Alquds (Jerusalem) drew Bush saying to Sharon: The proposed conference about the Middle East should include all parties, that means you and me (5/6/02).	An Arab politician tells Uncle Sam: "Israel is a heavy burden on the US." Sharon replies: "Don't believe him." (By Rasmi of arabia.com/jordan/hajjaj).