Israeli group announces anti-semitic cartoons contest
{{date|February 14, 2006}}
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In response to the [[Iran|Iranian]] newspaper Hamshari's announcement of an anti-semitic cartoon contest inspired by the Jyllands Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, an [[Israel|Israeli]] group announced its own anti-semitic cartoon contest yesterday, open to Jewish cartoonists only. 

From their February 13 release: 

:''Amitai Sandy (29), graphic artist and publisher of Dimona Comix Publishing, from Tel-Aviv, Israel, has followed the unfolding of the "Muhammad cartoon-gate" events in amazement, until finally he came up with the right answer to all this insanity - and so he announced today the launch of a new anti-Semitic cartoons contest - this time drawn by Jews themselves!''

:''Mr. Sandy said, "We'll show the world we can do the best, sharpest, most offensive Jew hating cartoons ever published!"'' :''said Sandy "No Iranian will beat us on our home turf!"''

Already organizers have received mixed responses to their contest and have published a number of them, including the following:

:''"This is a fantastic idea: A people or religion that can laugh at itself is a confident, strong and self secure. It can show the Islamic world that humor and self deprecation is a healthy psychological exercise. The one who can face his demons can overcome his weaknesses"''
:''Ash, NJ''

:''"I know that unemployment is low in Israel, but does not justify your new venture. This will be my last time visiting your site, and assure you, that this business will not succeed.''
:''the next time you start a new venture, please try to focus on what good will your product deliver to anyone. in your case it only makes me sad to see Israelis like you turn against an entire nation to make an extra buck. You are a LOOSER!"''

Not hesitating to set an example, the group has adopted three logos showing three anti-semitic figures. They set a deadline of March 5, 2006 but due to an unexpectedly large response are considering extending it.

Amitai Sandy was interviewed on 16 February 2006 by the ''[[w:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]]'' program ''Fresh Air''.

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==Sources==
{{wikipediapar|Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy}} 
*{{source|url=http://www.boomka.org/|title=Israeli group announces anti-semitic cartoons contest|author=|pub=Boomka.org|date=February 12, 2006}}

==External links==
*[http://www.israelnewsagency.com/iranholocaustcartoonsisraelseo48480207.html Israel Launches SEO Contest Against Iran Holocaust Cartoons]
*[http://www.wujs.org.il/home/cartoon.php WUJS Global campaign Against Hatred "Fight hate with humor"]
*[http://www.dimonacomix.com/ Dimona Comix Publishing]
*[http://www.boomka.org/images/acc-logo.gif Bookma.org logo 1]
*[http://www.boomka.org/images/jew-shoots.gif Bookma.org logo 2]
*[http://www.boomka.org/images/jew-cane.gif Bookma.org logo 3]
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5219479 NPR: Fresh Air (audio interview available)]

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In response to the Iranian newspaper Hamshari's announcement of an anti-semitic cartoon contest inspired by the Jyllands Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, an Israeli group announced its own anti-semitic cartoon contest yesterday, open to Jewish cartoonists only. 

From their February 13 release: 

:Amitai Sandy (29), graphic artist and publisher of Dimona Comix Publishing, from Tel-Aviv, Israel, has followed the unfolding of the "Muhammad cartoon-gate" events in amazement, until finally he came up with the right answer to all this insanity - and so he announced today the launch of a new anti-Semitic cartoons contest - this time drawn by Jews themselves!

:Mr. Sandy said, "We'll show the world we can do the best, sharpest, most offensive Jew hating cartoons ever published!" :said Sandy "No Iranian will beat us on our home turf!"

Already organizers have received mixed responses to their contest and have published a number of them, including the following:

:"This is a fantastic idea: A people or religion that can laugh at itself is a confident, strong and self secure. It can show the Islamic world that humor and self deprecation is a healthy psychological exercise. The one who can face his demons can overcome his weaknesses"
:Ash, NJ

:"I know that unemployment is low in Israel, but does not justify your new venture. This will be my last time visiting your site, and assure you, that this business will not succeed.
:the next time you start a new venture, please try to focus on what good will your product deliver to anyone. in your case it only makes me sad to see Israelis like you turn against an entire nation to make an extra buck. You are a LOOSER!"

Not hesitating to set an example, the group has adopted three logos showing three anti-semitic figures. They set a deadline of March 5, 2006 but due to an unexpectedly large response are considering extending it.

Amitai Sandy was interviewed on 16 February 2006 by the National Public Radio program Fresh Air.
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