A CARTOONIST for Private Eye has announced he has quit in a row over its controversial Israel-Hamas war cover.
Zoom Rockman said that he had received a death threat about the cover, which split opinion with a tongue-in-cheek 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”.
Rockman alleged he had informed bosses at Private Eye but received “no response” when he alerted them to the threat.
In a Twitter/X post, he said: “After 6 years and 137 cartoons published I’ve quit [Private Eye].
After 6 years and 137 cartoons published I’ve quit @PrivateEyeNews Following their incendiary cover of issue 1609 I received a death threat which I made them aware of and received no response. pic.twitter.com/SYm94IFHda
— Zoom Rockman (@The_ZoomComic) November 1, 2023
“Following their incendiary cover of issue 1609 I received a death threat which I made them aware of and received no response.”
The post was accompanied with a picture mocking the cover, which said: “This cartoon may contain some criticism of Private Eye.”
Private Eye was approached for comment.
