Abdellah Derkaoui is a Moroccan

Morocco

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 political cartoonist best known for winning the Iran

Iran

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ian government's International Holocaust Cartoon Competition.

Derkaoui's winning cartoon differed in context than many of the runners-up, in that it did not deny the Holocaust; instead, it used the Holocaust to make a comparison between the actions of Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

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 and the current actions of the Israeli government. Derkaoui's work is also featured on the web site of MSNBC

MSNBC

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 cartoonist Daryl Cagle

Daryl Cagle

Daryl Cagle is the editorial cartoonist for msnbc.com.Cagle worked with The Muppets from 1979 through 1993. He drew a daily editorial cartoon panel titled, "TRUE!" for Tribune Media Services in 1995 and went on to draw local editorial cartoons for Hawaii's Midweek newspaper...

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External links

• The results of the 2006 Holocaust Cartoon Contest http://www.irancartoon.com/120/holocaust/