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This photo portrays the conflict that is on-going in Israel with the Jews and the Palestinians fighting over the holy land. The Palestinians are on the left, and the man on the right (with the star of david), indicates that he is a Jew. They are playing "soccer" with a bomb and the playing feild being the holy land. With them fighting on the holy land it is basically destroying it. So throughout the 20th century US presidents have tried to resolve the conflict, but ultimately only made a dent of resolution in the conflict. In the political cartoon the US is portrayed as the referee in this battle or "soccer game" and doesn't really know what to call or do about the conflict. It is connected to our class learning because the US supported and gave the Zionists weapons to defeat the Palestinians, and so they ultimately started it and now they don't know how to peacefully end it. And so, the land dispute continues. This cartoon makes me feel like the US is neglectful in their duty to stop this conflict and that they should do something to stop it.
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