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The modern dilemma

The real question is what world leaders will do to save their democracies from Islamic radicals.

Oct. 25, 2023
Dry Bones

The modern dilemma

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Credit: Yaakov (DryBones) Kirschen.
Credit: Yaakov (DryBones) Kirschen.
Dry Bones
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Political cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., made aliyah to Israel in 1971 and began drawing “Dry Bones” in January 1973. The internationally syndicated, award-winning cartoons ran in The Jerusalem Post for 50 years. They were reprinted in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME and other mainstream media publications. The “Dry Bones” story has been covered by CBS, CNN and Forbes, among other outlets. He was a member of America’s National Cartoonists Society and the Israeli Cartoonists Society. Kirschen died at 87 on April 14, 2025.

Hamas’s war against Israel is Iran’s war against the modern world.

It was long planned, but the trigger was likely the blossoming of Israel’s relations with the Saudis.

The cartoon asks if leaders are afraid of mass anti-Jewish violence on their streets. The answer is yes. Obviously.

The real question is what they’ll do to save their democracies from Islamic radicals.

My hunch is, not much.

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