Political Cartoons and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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.