oatmeal<p>Quoting Joe Sacco: “There is a fair chance that no one will be held accountable for what Israel - and the United States and much of Western Europe - have done to Gaza”</p><p>“Civilising has always been the West's default burden and mass murder the shiniest tool in its box. The Americans had their 'manifest destiny', the French had their Algeria, the British had their Kenya, the Australians had their Tasmania and the Germans... And now together they have Gaza."<br><a href="https://english.hathalyoum.net/articles/152320-cartoonist-joe-sacco-on-gaza-is-this-land-ground" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.hathalyoum.net/article</span><span class="invisible">s/152320-cartoonist-joe-sacco-on-gaza-is-this-land-ground</span></a></p><p>Acclaimed comic creators Art Spiegelman ("Maus") and Joe Sacco ("Palestine") have collaborated on a three-page comic strip published in the Guardian and in the New York Review of Books <a href="https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/02/27/never-again-and-again-gaza-sacco-spiegelman/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nybooks.com/articles/2025/02/2</span><span class="invisible">7/never-again-and-again-gaza-sacco-spiegelman/</span></a>, titled "Never Again." The comic depicts the two artists, represented by their signature characters, visiting a devastated Gaza and discussing the ongoing war. They grapple with the phrase "Never Again," the cycle of violence, and the Israeli response to October 7th. </p><p>A notable panel portrays <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a> as a green, inhuman figure emerging from a pile of eyeballs, with the artists commenting on his strategy of "extermination" rather than mere revenge. </p><p>The comic explores themes of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a>, anti-Semitism, the justification for Israel's existence, and the trauma inflicted on both sides. The artists conclude by holding flags stating "Never Again... For Anyone!" and advocating for a just solution.</p><p>Hebrew <a href="https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/literature/2025-02-19/ty-article-magazine/.premium/00000195-1e06-dd3a-a797-ff87554d0000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haaretz.co.il/gallery/literatu</span><span class="invisible">re/2025-02-19/ty-article-magazine/.premium/00000195-1e06-dd3a-a797-ff87554d0000</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelOccupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelOccupation</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelWarCrimes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GraphicalJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicalJournalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GraphicNovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicNovels</span></a></p>