Israeli magazine lays off cartoonist over PM as Orwell pig
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A Jerusalem-based magazine has laid off a cartoonist for rendering an image of Israel's prime minister and Likud lawmakers as pig characters from George Orwell's "Animal Farm," Israel's journalists union said Thursday.
The cartoon was meant to criticize the Israeli government's passage of a controversial law last week enshrining the state's Jewish character. Critics say the legislation, which defines Israel as a Jewish state and downgrades the Arabic language's status, marginalizes the country's Arab minority.
