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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Hamish Morrison

Private Eye cartoonist quits in row over Israel-Hamas cover

A CARTOONIST for Private Eye has announced he has quit in a row over its controversial Israel-Hamas war cover.

Zoom Rockman said that he had received a death threat about the cover, which split opinion with a tongue-in-cheek warning that the issue contained “some criticism of the Israeli government and may suggest that killing everyone in Gaza as revenge for Hamas atrocities may not be a good long-term solution to the problems of the region”.

Rockman alleged he had informed bosses at Private Eye but received “no response” when he alerted them to the threat.

In a Twitter/X post, he said: “After 6 years and 137 cartoons published I’ve quit [Private Eye].

“Following their incendiary cover of issue 1609 I received a death threat which I made them aware of and received no response.”

The post was accompanied with a picture mocking the cover, which said: “This cartoon may contain some criticism of Private Eye.”

Private Eye was approached for comment.

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