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The curse of the Holy Land, and an amicable resolution

The curse of the Holy Land, and an amicable resolution

a political cartoon, a Candorville comic strip, and an animation

Oct 12, 2023
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This cartoon is free, but paid subscribers can scroll down to view a timelapse animation of the cartoon’s creation.

In the early Eighties, my mom taught me that as a Jew, I'd come to understand that the holiest phrase in the book is "Come now, let us reason together." What I've come to understand in the nearly half-century since then, is that while two people could easily end a feud, two peoples have a much harder time, especially when they live in a land that’s home to three major religions. Religion being the antithesis of reason, after all. Closer to hope (typo intentional), another, more secular, dispute ends more amicably:

Don’t forget to scroll down to see the animation!

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