Syrian Domination (1978) - the Dry Bones Blog

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Syrian Domination (1978)

1978 Dry Bones cartoon - the Syrians

Assad's daddy. In 1977 Egypt made peace with Israel. Lebanon and Jordan also wanted to join the move towards a regional peace, but Hafez al-Assad, the dictator daddy of today's Syrian oppressor, controlled his neighbors with violence and threats of violence.

The cartoon shows the father of today's Syrian dicator trying to bully King Hussein of Jordan, and the Jordanian king trying to inch away from Syrian domination, in January 1978...

...almost 28 years ago!

Labels: Assad, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon

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: Name: Yaakov Kirschen; Location: Israel

I started Dry Bones in Jan 1973. Since then I've been known as "Bones" to friends and colleagues. This is the first time I've ever shared the "stories behind the cartoons." Enjoy.
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