Ilan Danjoux

Do political cartoons predict violence? To answer this question, Ilan Danjoux examined over 1200 Israeli and Palestinian editorial cartoons to explore whether changes in their content anticipated the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in October of 2000. Despite stark differences in political, economic, and social pressures, a notable shift in focus, style, and tone accompanied the violence. With numerous illustrations...