PRIVATE Eye has issued a statement after a cartoonist announced he had quit in a row over a recent cover.
Zoom Rockman said he had received a death threat about a cover which contained the 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”.
In a statement published on Twitter/X, Private Eye said: “We are very concerned that one of our contributors should have received a death threat and contacted Zoom as soon as we found out.
We are very concerned that one of our contributors should have received a death threat and contacted Zoom as soon as we found out. 1/2
— Private Eye Magazine (@PrivateEyeNews) November 2, 2023
“We spoke to him at length yesterday. He did not approve of last issue’s cover and no longer wishes to contribute to the magazine.
“This is entirely up to him but it is a matter of regret for us.”
However, Rockman alleged he had informed bosses at Private Eye about the threat but that he had received “no response” when he alerted them to the threat.
In a post on Twitter/X, he said: “Following their incendiary cover of issue 1609 I received a death threat which I made them aware of and received no response.”
