Victims or villains? How editorial cartoons depict the 2023 Israel – Palestine war
Gregory Gondwe,
Carolyn Walcott
Abstract:Study purpose
The study analyzed online editorial cartoons depicting the Israel-Palestine conflict through visual, symbolic, metaphorical, and textual analysis. The study reveals a prevailing anti-war sentiment across editorial cartoons, with a notable inclination towards supporting Palestine. This support was prominent in cartoons originating from the Global South, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there was a scarcity of such cartoons within mainstream Western media.
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