Pat Oliphant is a syndicated editorial cartoonist. His cartoons are syndicated through the Universal Press Syndicate and are featured in publications like The New Yorker, The New York Times and The Washington Post.
On March 25, 2009, Oliphant's cartoon featuring a fanged Jewish Star of David and Nazi-like soldier chasing a Gaza woman sparked controversy. Jewish rights groups said the cartoon "mimics the venomous anti-Semitic propaganda of the Nazi and Soviet eras" and called for the cartoon to removed.Cbs4.com: Syndicated Cartoon Enrages Anti-defamation League... (March 26, 2009)
On March 25, 2009, newspapers printed a cartoon by Oliphant that portrayed a headless uniformed figure wielding a sword and fanged Star of David. The large figure appeared to be chasing a woman who was labeled "Gaza." A director with the Anti-Defamation league called the cartoon "hideously anti-Semitic." In a statement, the organization said the cartoon "employs Nazi imagery by portraying Israel as a jack-booted, goose-stepping headless apparition. The implication is of an Israeli policy without a head or a heart."FOXBusiness.com: ADL Calls Oliphant Cartoon 'Hideously Anti-Semitic' (March 26, 2009)
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First worked as a political cartoonist for The Denver Post in 1964Universal Press Syndicate: Creator Bio: Pat Oliphant
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Author of ''The New World Order,'' ''Oliphant's Anthem'' and ''Oliphant's Presidents
Twenty-Five Years of Caricature by Pat OliphantUniversal Press Syndicate: Creator Bio: Pat Oliphant
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The New York Times once called him the "most influential cartoonist now working"
