Do political cartoon predict violence? To answer this question Ilan Danjoux examined over1200 Israeli and Palestinian editorial cartoons to explore whether changes in their contentanticipated the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in October of 2000. Despite starkdifferences in political, economic and social pressures, a notable shift in focus, style andtone accompanied the violence. With numerous illustrations and detailed methodology,Political Cartoons and the Israeli Palestinian Conflict provides readers an engagingintroduction to cartoon analysis and a novel insight into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In aregion fraught with contested realities, the cartoon’s ability to capture the latent fears andunspoken beliefs of these antagonists offers a refreshing perspective on how both Israelisand Palestinians perceived each other and their chances for peace on the eve of the SecondIntifada.
