Norwegian caricature of Olmert angers Israelis, Jewish groups
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The Norwegian newspaper "Dagbladet" has published a caricature which has angered Jewish and Israeli groups across the world. The caricature shows Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as a Nazi officer, carrying a large machine gun. Jewish groups are saying that the publishing of this caricature is not covered by freedom of press rights, in a protest reminiscent of the very recent outrage in the Islamic world over caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in the Danish Jyllands-Post.
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Olmert drawn to resemble Goeth from "Schindler's List"
In the Norwegian caricature, Olmert is drawn to resemble the Nazi general Amon Goeth who was the subject of film director Stephen Spielberg's 1993 hit "Schindler's List." In a scene from the film, Goeth goes out on the balcony of his villa carrying a shotgun, and firing indiscriminatelty on Jewish people stuck in the concentration camp he heads. The Norwegian caricature shows Olmert doing the same thing, but to Palestinians. The caricature, which ran on July 10 in Norway, has sparked a great controversy.