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Never again is NOW

Never again is NOW
By Nathi and UBUNTOONS
16 Jan 2024
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Never again is NOW

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  • Nit Wit says:
    16 January 2024 at 07:18

    The cartoonist forgot to add a pile of skulls on the South African side which is many times higher. 27000 people were murdered in South Africa between April 2022 and March 2023 alone due to the government ignoring it’s constitutional obligation to protect its citizens. This cartoonist convienently ignores the ugly truth.

  • Pet Bug says:
    16 January 2024 at 08:00

    Eish

  • john.jones977 says:
    16 January 2024 at 08:14

    This is a most disgusting and gross cartoon, depicting the Israeli in Nazi style anti-semitic fashion; not up to Nathi’s standards.

  • Frank Fettig says:
    16 January 2024 at 08:24

    That cartoon REALLY is a joke!

  • Graeme de Villiers says:
    16 January 2024 at 09:55

    A very poor, blinkered, selective hypoctiyical cartoon

  • Sergei Rostov says:
    16 January 2024 at 10:05

    Refusal of Hamas to release innocent hostages is Ubuntu?

  • Rael Chai says:
    16 January 2024 at 10:08

    Disgusting from Daily Maverick and Nathi. Not sure why whenever an Israeli is depicted the size of their nose has to be accentuated? The tone of the comic is overtly anti Israel – this was a case which was argued using legal precepts and no insults like the ones included in the ‘comic’ were made. Additionally stating that 23000+ civilians have been killed and piling up skulls to depict it behind the Israelis is shocking – the number of civilians killed is high but the 23000+ includes between seven and nine thousand Hamas fighters who have been killed in battle. Hamas does not distinguish between civilians and terrorists killed in their reporting. This is simply misinformation and is below the standard of journalism and care expected from DM!

  • Jo Redeker says:
    16 January 2024 at 10:38

    Sorry, Nathi, but you’ve this one wrong. Ubuntu has become the needle in the haystack. SA must clean its own house first.

    • Leon Schipper says:
      16 January 2024 at 14:49

      Not true. Whatever SA’s failings may be, that does not disqualify them from calling a spade a spade. There is no justification for genocide.

      • Jacques . says:
        16 January 2024 at 22:54

        Israel is at war with an enemy combatant army as an act of self defense. HAMAS invaded Israel & slaughtered, raped, burnt, & murdered approx. 1,200 innocent infants, woman, children & men, unprovoked. If you want proof, HAMAS captured all of it on video & much of this sickening footage is available online, they’re proud of it. HAMAS has publicly stated their objective is the slaughter of Jews and the complete destruction of Israel. If you want proof, google it, the HAMAS charter has 36 articles, it’s clearly laid out in them online. While you’re at it, look up the definition of genocide, you’ll realise you’ve mistakenly accused the victim instead of the aggressor/HAMAS.

  • Fernando Moreira says:
    16 January 2024 at 11:26

    Very poor and distasteful cartoon (? )
    Life Esidimeni a great example of Ubuntu !

  • robby 77 says:
    16 January 2024 at 11:46

    Nathi has got sucked into the trap. Another one on the wrong side of history

  • Laurence bekink says:
    16 January 2024 at 12:05

    The truth hurts.

  • John Lewis says:
    16 January 2024 at 13:24

    Cringe-worthy. But not as awful as Zapiro’s tasteless entry, reflecting a sad self-hatred.

  • Joffie Berkowitz says:
    16 January 2024 at 13:47

    SA got shown up at the ICJ. Dishonest and ill-prepared or maybe suckered into misinformation by a corrupt mass media. Oh, and ask David Teeger about ubuntu. For a proper perspective search “Douglas Murray Hamas” and watch a few videos about the real Israel-Gaza story.

  • David Kaplan says:
    16 January 2024 at 13:52

    Never Again is Now writes that “23,000+ Palestinian citizens (have been) killed since October 7th (by Israel)”. That is factually incorrect. Daily Maverick, which purports to fact check its publication has missed this. How many of the dead are Hamas militants? The IDF says “around 10,000”. How many died from rockets fired by Hamas and Islamic Jihad at Israel but that landed in Gaza? The statement that all dead Gazans are non-combatants and all are victims of Israeli firepower is false. Please redress this falsehood.

  • Esskay Esskay says:
    16 January 2024 at 14:37

    Maybe time to stop the DM subscription, it is showing bias and printing puff pieces?

  • Leon Schipper says:
    16 January 2024 at 15:07

    Whatever SA’s failings may be, that does not disqualify them from calling a spade a spade. There is no justification for genocide. Proudly South African that we are the only country in the world brave (or stupid) enough to take it to court.

  • Cape Doctor says:
    16 January 2024 at 15:27

    Disappointing, lowest common denominator standard of cartoonery. If this is a sign of things to come, I suspect that DM may lose more subscribers than it gains.

  • Mordechai Yitzchak says:
    16 January 2024 at 16:35

    All that’s needed is a skullcap on the angry Jew, then this cartoon could easily and proudly be published in a copy of Der Stürmer circa 1939. Vile antisemitism, ignores the Hamas atrocities of October 7 as if Jews are bloodthirsty killers. Sis DM. Go on, now, censor this too!

  • Johan Buys says:
    16 January 2024 at 17:34

    Nobody on any side of the Gaza debate appears to differentiate between anti Israel Government and anti Jew. There are Jews in Israel that are anti Israel Government!

    It’s like ANC now and Nats before them : if you criticize policy you are not a patriot. Dumb.

  • Johan Formaas says:
    16 January 2024 at 19:37

    Isreal is at war sibce October and there has been 23000+ killed in last year

    South Africa with its Ubuntu have had more than 27000 murdered in the last year while not at war

    SA do not really have a foot to stand on herw

  • Jacques . says:
    16 January 2024 at 22:40

    I have travelled to both Palestine & Israel on several occasions & I am well informed of both sides of this argument & encourage you to educate yourselves before commenting further.

    The HAMAS Covenant is a comprehensive manifesto comprised of 36 separate articles, all of which promote the basic HAMAS goal of destroying the State of Israel through Jihad.

    The most relevant of the document’s 36 articles can be summarized as falling within three main themes:

    1. The complete destruction of Israel as an essential condition for the liberation of Palestine and the establishment of a theocratic state based on Islamic law (Sharia),

    2. The need for both unrestrained and unceasing holy war (jihad) to attain the above objective,

    3. The deliberate disdain for, and dismissal of, any negotiated resolution or political settlement of Jewish and Muslim claims to the Holy Land

    Simply put, HAMAS’s objective is the Slaughter of Jews and the Complete Destruction of Israel. To Argue Otherwise is Dishonest and Dangerous.

    Why is it that the South African Government chooses to ignore the above facts?

    As an aside, if the South African Government has UBUNTU as they claim, why are they keeping quiet on all the other recent & ongoing atrocities globally? There’s too many to mention.

    It seems to be another selective case of “No Jew, no news!”

    I am seriously questioning my ongoing financial support to Daily Maverick.

  • Deena John says:
    16 January 2024 at 22:48

    My understanding is that a war is going on.
    Someone with access to the SA legal team should get the numbers of civilians (both sides), Palestinian soliders and Israeli soldiers killed.
    From my reading, some of the Palestinian rockets fired are exploding in Gaza, leading to some of the deaths.

  • Steve Daniel says:
    16 January 2024 at 23:17

    Ubuntu – a truly big word and not to be used so lightly. Only truly appreciated if witnessed, seen or experienced as a fellow human being.
    I have seen Ubuntu, witnessed the humanity of it and experienced the simple goodness of this blessing personally, and am the better person for it.
    It emanates directly from our Soul, is felt in our hearts, an expression of Love and empathy for our fellow man.
    In our South Africa of today it is scarce, driven out by greed, haste and the pressing need to survive.
    As one who truly knows Ubuntu I must respectfully say that the above cartoon is worlds removed from our sad country today, is untrue to the extreme and is a tragic misuse of the word Ubuntu.
    Shame on all who associate themselves with the misrepresentation of what is a glorious state of humanity at its very best. “ Love your neighbor…”
    I am an African and proud to be so – I embrace Ubuntu – I despise the misuse of its spirit for false profit.
    Please, speak to Truth.

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