Oct
10
2023
The image shows a white dove, traditional symbol of peace, clutched tightly by a skeletal hand with olive leaves falling from its beak. The word HOSTAGE appears prominently in a box at the bottom. Published on October 10, 2023, the cartoon responds to the Hamas attacks of October 7 that took more than 200 hostages into Gaza and triggered a major Israeli military response. The visual argument centers on how the taking of hostages has effectively frozen peace efforts in the region.
