Guardian sacks their own cartoonist Steve Bell who had worked at the paper for over 40 years over ‘anti-Semitic’ Benjamin Netanyahu cartoon

Cartoonist Steve Bell claims he has been fired by The Guardian over accusations a cartoon linked to Israel he denies is anti-Semitic.

The veteran artist, who has worked for the newspaper for more than 40 years, claims he has been told by the left-wing publication that they are no longer willing to publish his artwork after he submitted a controversial cartoon of Benjamin Netanyahu.

In the image the president of Israel was seen wearing boxing gloves and holding a scalpel over his own exposed belly, readying a cut in the shape of Gaza while the caption reads: ‘Residents of Gaza, get out now’.

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