Cartoonists react strongly against the charge these drawings are anti-Semitic. Israel has appropriated the Star of David as its national symbol, so they shouldn't be upset if it is defaced because of outrage against Israeli policies. He specialized in domestic satire, the Arab world's Doonesbury. Lurie wrote back angrily to correct the record. He had fought as a reserve major in the Israeli army in 1967, leading the attack on the West Bank town of Tolkarem against the Jordanian Arab Legion, but claimed to have instructed his troops specifically to treat POWs well.
War is war.
They embarked on the project with Lurie with full knowledge of his military history, and intend to continue. Cartoon News should hit the streets in May, Zeidan says. Lurie remains the emissary of cartoon normalization. The solid cartoon front appears to have crumbled, just like so many others.