What is in a cartoon? Who knows what Michelangelo’s political opinions were? What would he have thought about Palestine? We will never know. But there can be little doubt that had he seen this cartoon by the Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Sabaaneh, he would have been moved. I recently visited Italy and saw Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Pietà. It
Jesus Was Also Palestinian, Artist Reminds Us
It can’t be easy to portray pain, suffering, courage, and resistance all at once. Yet in his cartoons, Mohammad Sabaaneh manages to combine all of these elements.