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michel kichka , 2008 http://en.kichka.com/ liège , belgium chevalier , dosh award -lrb- 2008 -rrb- des arts et des lettres -lrb- 2011 -rrb- israel 1954 artist michel kichka cr.jpg michel kichka
 michel kichka
michel kichka

michel kichka -lrb- born in liège , belgium in 1954 -rrb- .
is an israeli cartoonist and illustrator of belgian origin .
michel kichka moved to israel in 1974 and studied art at the bezalel academy , where he became an instructor and one of israel 's leading comic book artists and political cartoonists .
students he trained in the field include rutu modan and uri fink .
kichka produces comics in french and hebrew for various media outlets including le monde and tv5 .
kichka won the israeli dosh cartoonist award in 2008 .
in 2006 he joined the unric movement cartooning for peace .
in 2011 he was granted the prestigious chevalier des arts et des lettres honor by the french culture ministry .
kichka serves as head of the israel cartoonists guild .
