Quebec news site publishes cartoon depicting Netanyahu as vampire

A Canadian senator slams an online news site in Quebec for a cartoon portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a vampire.

The cartoon published by La Presse superimposed Netanyahu’s face on an image of the vampire Nosferatu from the eponymous 1920s film, along with the text, “Nosfenyahu: On the Route to Rafah.”

“I’m appalled by the cartoon,” Conservative Senator Leo Housakos writes on X, formerly Twitter. “While Mr. Netanyahu, as with any politician, is not above criticism, this kind of antisemitic trope is reminiscent of the 1930s.”

“I’m saddened for Jews across Canada for the level of hate to which we, as Canadians, have co-signed,” he adds.

I’m appalled by the cartoon in today’s @LP_LaPresse. While Mr. Netanyahu, as with any politician, is not above criticism, this kind of antisemitic trope is reminiscent of the 1930s. I’m saddened for Jews across ???????? for the level of hate to which we, as Canadians, have co-signed. pic.twitter.com/D7w3G4q3sp

— Senator Leo Housakos (@SenatorHousakos) March 20, 2024