Palestinian Cartoonist Denied Entrance Into US Program



According to a flurry of bare-bones wire reports like this one, the Palestinian cartoonist Majed Badra had his invitation to a United States training course canceled because of what he was told was the antisemitic and racist nature of his work. The program in question is the International Visitors' Leadership Program; Badra was contacted by the US consulate in Jerusalem. He lives in the Gaza strip.

Badra denies that his cartoons are antisemitic, and says he respects all religions. His cartoons are politically conscious in a way that places him on a side different than that endorsed by the state of Israel. Badra says he had received a visa and made numerous arrangements to attend the program before having his invitation withdrawn. Badra's site is currently down; you can see a selection of his cartoons here.
 
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