|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/07/07/gabriel-latner-the-failings-of-richard-falk/
The UN Human Rights Council's Expert on Israel
(National Post-Canada) Gabriel Latner - On June 29, Richard Falk, the UN Human Rights Council's expert on Israel, posted a cartoon on his blog depicting Lady Justice, with robes and scales, holding a dog by a leash. The dog is eating a dead body. On closer examination, the dog is wearing a coat that says "U.S.A.," as well as a skullcap decorated with the Star of David, the emblem the Jewish people. After a reader sent Falk a link showing the cartoon on his own website, Falk wrote: "Maybe I do not understand the cartoon, and if it offends in this way I have removed it from the blog. It may be in bad taste to an extent I had not earlier appreciated, but I certainly didn't realize that it could be viewed as anti-semitic [sic], and still do not realize."