Not amused

Your political cartoon of December 8 shows Syrian President Bashar Assad standing over a bloodied body, with a caption above saying: “SOMEONE ELSE WHO PROBABLY DIDN’T WIN THE POPULAR VOTE.” This is a clear comparison of Assad to US President-elect Donald Trump.

Assad is a dictator and a murderer. The worst you can say about Trump is that you disagree with his manner of speaking and/or his political agenda. I doubt he has ever killed anyone or will become a dictator.

Last week, one of your cartoons compared Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Fidel Castro – another murdering dictator. Who is the next victim of this sordid journalism?

It is time for the Israeli press as a whole to take a good look at itself and its manner of expression.

JUDITH SCHMELL Rehovot

I found your December 8 cartoon very disturbing.

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote thanks to the state of California and maybe New York. The whole point of having electors in the first place is so bigger states with more population won’t nullify the votes of the people in the smaller states. But to compare that with Assad and Syria?

Donald Trump won! Give the man a chance! Maybe America will be great again!

FREYA BINENFELD Petah Tikva