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These cartoons represent reactions of Arab cartoonists to American foreign policy in the Middle East, Israeli occupation policies and practices in occupied Palestine, or policies and practices of Arab governments and Arab rulers.

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Despite promises not to use force and negotiate a peaceful end to the hostage taking in the Beslan school, Russian forces attacked the school, which resulted in killing 320 people and injuring about 400.

(Hassan Bleibel, Al-Mustaqbal, 9/4/04).

The Russian Bear Recues the Beslan School Children: 320 Killed, 400 Injured

(Baha Boukhari, Al-Ayyam, 9/4/04).

A Palestinian political prisoner to another after ending 18 days of hunger strike:

- It seems that we've forgotten how the food tastes.

(Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 9/4/04).


	Palestinian political prisoner ending 18 days of hunger strike after Israeli occupation prison authorities agreed to improve prison conditions (Nasser Al-Ja'afari, Alquds, 9/4/04).

Corruption: A new official taking auth for his new job

- I swear that I'll watch and observe my own personal interests, ignoring the interests of the people and the state

(Hamed, Alittihad, 9/4/04).


	The Barrel of Oil is getting a red carpet treatment in the world (Mustafa Rahmeh, Alittihad, 9/4/04).

A CALL TO THE WORLD:
Stop the Sharon Israeli occupation violence against the Palestinian people

(Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi, 9/4/04).

Israeli Dilemma: The more the Sharon Israeli government kills Palestinians the more they resist the occupation, including more suicide bombings

(Amjad Rasmi, Arab News, 9/4/04).

Finally Bush got Chirac in his net: A US-French UN resolution threatens Syria to withdraw from Lebanon (an Israeli demand), following US sanctions on Syria

(Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour, 9/4/04).

A noble Syrian offer to the US: Syrian forces withdraw from Lebanon and US forces withdraw from Iraq, what do you think?

(Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 9/4/04).


	96 members of the Lebanese Parliament, out of 120, lifted their hands in agreement with a Constitutional amendments that extended the Presidency of Emile Lahood three more years, in defiance to the US intervention in Lebanese affairs. (Stavro Jabra, Al Balad, 9/4/04).

Earth, a planet hungry for peace

The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers (Ran Cohen, pmc, 5/24/03).

The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers in the West Bank (Ran Cohen, pmc, 5/24/03).