German cartoon depicts Netanyahu as toxic to peace process

German daily Stuttgarter Zeitung published a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he poisons the dove of Middle East peace.

According to the drawing, the prime minister is spilling poison from a bottle marked "settlement construction" onto a peace of bread, as the dove stands next to him, holding an olive branch in its mouth.

In early July, the Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung, a daily newspaper, published a caricature criticizing Germany's military aid to Israel.

"Germany presents" the drawing's subheading read, elaborating: "For decades Israel receives arms, sometimes for free.