German Cartoon Of Mark Zuckerberg Accused Of Being Anti-Semitic

The German newspaper <span>Süddeutsche Zeitung has been accused of anti-semitism after it published a cartoon featuring Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as an octopus monster with a gigantic nose.

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<span><span></span>There is a long history of anti-Jewish propaganda portraying the Jewish community as an octopus.</span>

<span>The cartoonist, however, has said his intent was to make Zuckerberg look like Davy Jones, the octopus-faced pirate played by Bill Nighy in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Artist Burkhard Mohr told the Jerusalem Post:

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<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"Anti-Semitism and racism are ideologies which are totally foreign to me."

<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Mohr said he was "shocked" that his cartoon appears in this light.

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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>He said that those who know him and his drawings know that "it is the last thing I would do, to defame people because of their nationality, religious view or origin."

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<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span>Mohr flatly rejected that his cartoon could be viewed as "anti-Jewish agitation." He said his cartoon shows the WhatsApp purchase from Facebook and "is a combination of an octopus from the film the Pirates of Caribbean."

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<span>He added, "I am sorry that it led to this misunderstanding and hurt the feelings of some readers."</span>

<span>Here's the Bill Nighy character:

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