Shay Charka uses pen to skewer all corners of Israeli society

Public Radio International by PRI's The World | Jan. 16, 2012

Shay Charka describes himself as a bit of a fanatic, when it comes to drawing cartoons. Ever since he could pick up a pen he’s been sketching caricatures. In his teens, Charka did cartoons about life as a student in Jewish religious school and about Israeli politics. But he never really thought he'd make a living as an artist because, he said, he didn’t like the idea of people telling him what to draw and how to do it. By 17-year-old Charka started ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Holly Hanbury-Brown - Jan 16, 2012 - 3:58 PM PST
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 by Holly Hanbury-Brown - Jan. 19, 2012

This article provides an interesting way into the tensions between Palestinian Arabs and Jewish Israelis by getting at the issue on a personal level, through the likeable character of Charka. It gives us an opportunity to look at these issues not just in terms of the extremists, but in terms of the average citizen who really desires peace. On one hand this is good journalism because it brings a relevant issue to light in a way that people can connect to on a personal level. However, there are a couple of grammatical errors that make the article lose credibility for me, such as the sentence "The settlement are sitting on top of a giant bomb." This is not a bad example of adaptation to online journalism, because it has an image ... More »

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