Israelis fight fire with fire over Apartheid Week
Inspired by a controversial 'Israeli Apartheid Week' poster, two local artists released a spoof they dubbed 'Hypocrisy Week.'
By Cnaan Liphshiz Tags: Canada Gaza rocketsInspired by a controversial "Israeli Apartheid Week" poster, two local artists released a spoof they dubbed "Hypocrisy Week."
The poster created by David Guy and Guy GurfinkelThe original Canadian poster was an advertisement for an annual series of anti-Israel events held on campuses around the world.
It shows a gunship bearing the word "Israel" firing at a kaffiyeh-clad boy holding a teddy bear.
The poster was banned from two Ottawa universities over complaints that it displayed Israelis as child-killers.
The spoof shows the same boy being used as a shield by militants launching rockets at Israel, while journalists film the boy.
It was created by Australia-born David Guy, 54, from Rehovot, and his son's best friend, 23-year-old Guy Gurfinkel from Shoham, who will begin studies at the Bezalel Academy of Arts next year.
"I've arranged the pieces, but Gurfinkel's the real artist," David Guy told Haaretz.
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