The “demonize Israel” campaign was in full swing last week in Ontario, Canada, with an exhibit of “Gaza Children’s Artwork” at an event called MuslimFest.
There’s nothing wrong with that. Except in this case, the “art” was not drawn by children at all, but rather by sophisticated artists trying to mimic a child’s style, in order to better pull at the heartstrings of a Western audience.
The unanimous opinion of experts is that these drawings – which depict various scenes of “Israeli brutality” – are far too sophisticated to have been drawn by children. The symbolism, detail, coloring and motifs all indicate the work of trained artists imitating the style of a child. Note, for example, how the dynamic brushstrokes are well conceived and controlled, and how the people are drawn in a clear single-line outline. No child does that.
Here’s another clear indication this is a big fake: One would think that a children’s art exhibit would eagerly publicize the names of the artists and elaborate on their own personal stories – which is often more compelling than the art. Yet for some bizarre reason, none of the drawings are signed, and none of the “artists” in this exhibit are named.
One anti-Israel website tried to explain away this omission, claiming that the art was often drawn and painted in the dark, due to limited electricity and frequent power outages as a result of the “Israeli siege of Gaza.”
Hmmm… So kids can spend an hour drawing an intricate picture, but can’t find the ten seconds to write their own names?
The crazy thing is that Festivals and Events Ontario, a non-profit organization that supports various public festivals in Canada, gave a $40,000 grant to MuslimFest.
Honestly, none of this surprises me. Remember Muhammed al-Dura, the staged scene of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy allegedly caught in crossfire and killed at the beginning of the second Intifada? Now in Ontario, visitors to a public art festival are subject to the same kind of scam. It’s all part of what I call “Pallywood,” a cottage industry dedicated to producing Palestinian propaganda materials designed to demonize Israel.
(HT: Elder of Ziyon)
Can we contact Canada’s Festivals and Events complaining of the blatant false showing? Who is answerable to this farce? Thank you, Rabbi Simmons, for alerting all of us to the continuous “big lie” being perpetrated.