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Who is Monte Wolverton? Philadelphia Inquirer apologizes for publishing cartoonist's 'highly insensitive' illustration with 'antisemitic tropes'
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: The Philadelphia Inquirer has issued a public apology after publishing cartoonist Monte Wolverton's "highly insensitive" illustration that pushed "antisemitic tropes" and criticized Israel's response to the Hamas' deadly attack.
The editorial board for the big city paper put out a piece on October 18, 2023, admitting that Wolveton's cartoon "should never have been published".
Wolverton has been producing drawings syndicated by Caglecartoons for the last 25 years. He is best known for his satiric pages in Mad, his Weekly Wolvertoon website, and his contributions as an associate editor of The Plain Truth.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/who-is-monte-wolverton-philadelphia-inquirer-apologizes-for-publishing-cartoonist-s-highly-insensitive-illustration-with-antisemitic-tropes/ar-AA1iDTYP
When did the Philadelphia Inquirer publish Wolverton's cartoon?
The Philadelphia Inquirer published Wolverton's cartoon on Tuesday, October 15, just a week after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 which killed 1,400 and has resulted in the deaths of further than 3,000 Gazans in retaliatory attacks.
The provocative picture shows showed a huge black military boot with a Star of David threatening to crush a group of Palestinians that included a number of Hamas members dispersed throughout, according to Daily Mail.