Pick Your Flavor

(Inspired from the famous New Yorker cover by Art Speigelman.)

Israel is reacting violently to the wave of refugees coming from Africa.

Recent events in South Tel Aviv demonstrates how badly the Israeli society and government deal with anything different from the familiar.


This sketch is about Olmert, Israel X prime minister "There is a surrealistic tone to Olmert’s triumphalist responses to the Jerusalem District Court's verdict." JP


And this is about a guy who was too desperate to do anything else







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Sambusak from Outer Space



Sambusak (also known as Turnovers or Empandas) is a traditional Middle eastern specialty, and a highly popular pastries in the Jewish-Iraqi cuisine. I have been eating it ever since I can remember. actually, mixed cheese Sambusak is the source of my superpowers.


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White Boy


2 years of The Realist are now collected in a book (french) , published by Steinkis.
You can browse a sample of it here.
The titel means "Knocked out in Tel Aviv". In french K.O. sounds also like Chaos which suits well the story of my life.


I will be making a small tour in Paris and Bruxelles, along with Sarah Glidden, please come say hi if you happen to be around:

Wednesday the 30th May
o From 6:30pm: signing session at Virgin Megastore Champs Elysées, with Sarah Glidden.

Thursday the 31st May : Bruxelles (Belgium)
o From 6:00 to 8:00pm: signing session at Filigranes bookshop

Friday the 1st June
o From 5:30pm: signing session at Millepages Bookshop (Vincennes), with Sarah Glidden

Saturday the 2nd June
o From 4:00pm: signing session at Bdnet bookshop in Paris, with Sarah Glidden

Sunday the 3rd June
o From 3:00pm: signing session at Librairie du Temple, Paris.

A Bien Tot!

My Winter's Tale


things have improved drastically since the last time I posted. Thanks everyone for your kind words, it busted the healing process like crazy. I'm now almost back to normal except when I walk, I'm kinda off balance but doc says it should normalize eventually.
for those outside of Israel: in this week's post I mention Matzah Brei, it's really good and you should give it a try if the opportunity presents itself.

lastly, I want you to check out the work of illustrator Sari Cohen. she is a former student and does great comics and illustration. Sari is also translating The Realist from hebrew since week 72.

How I Cracked

Three weeks ago I herniated two discs in the lower back. I have been on pain killers since and immobile. While getting treatment against the pain I'm not able to work like before. I drew this week's post in bed, with pencil and a pen. I'm trying to figure out the bigger lesson from this episode in my life. Maybe something about how when you expect a war don't be surprised to wake up with back pains, or maybe just remember to sit straight.