A Jewish organization condemned the distribution of a postcard showing a manipulated image of Anne Frank wearing a Palestinian kaffiyeh, calling it “a tasteless falsification of history.”
The company that published the postcard described it as “an idyllic image of peace”.
The Hague-based CIDI called on cafes and other businesses to ban the postcard, which has been distributed for the past two weeks free of charge across the Netherlands by T-shirt and postcard maker Boomerang.
“The red-and-white kaffiyeh symbolizes Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation. We find this link offensive, false and unacceptable.”
But Boomerang publishers is surprised by the criticism. The company is convinced that the artist – who, incidentally, still remains anonymous – aims to propagate fraternization and reconciliation.
Source:
www.haaretz.com
Date: January 28, 2008
By Cnaan Liphshiz
