Michel Kichka is a cartoonist borne in Belgium with Jewish roots, who became intrigued with Israel, and decided to do a permanent move, marrying and raising a family there with his French wife.

* “Aliyah” is a somewhat complicated word as I understand it, but from what I understand at the basic level, refers to going back to one’s roots / homeland.

-----> https://imgur.com/a/kjMohrs <-----

The way the sequence above concluded really shocked me, and even brought a tear to my eye, honestly. Me, I’m not remotely used to dealing with people like that, and yet I guess that’s how it works in certain parts of the world? (gadzooks, mistress goose)

In terms of the comic itself, I found this sequence rather current & relevant to the USA, and a pretty excellent, interesting survey of the artist’s life and Israeli culture. At the same time, it established little to no emotional connection with the characters, which is usually how we do these things, but… oh well?

https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-23699-BD-Kichka-Michel.html

  • JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.eeOPMEnglish
    41·
    1 day ago

    Blaze, you know I love you, but if everything that has to do with Israel is automatically controversial, then what is the point of snipping little aspects of our lives?

    This is the point where I say: “go fluff yourselves, right?”

    • Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      31·
      1 day ago

      I just realized now that the whole topic is available in the imgur link. Having the full story completely changes the message (and it is indeed quite positive)

      My comment was about the 3 drawings you see from the main picture in the post, which just seem to indicate an escalation of tension between the two characters, which is why I made this comment.

      Let’s see how other people react

      • JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.eeOPMEnglish
        21·
        1 day ago

        Good point…

        Yet, in case it matters, I tortured myself over a couple days, wondering if I should make a post like this. And yet it’s just what I’m reading. At the end of the day, I don’t feel like I should be ashamed for what I’m reading. People who don’t like that can just move along…

        • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.caEnglish
          41·
          20 hours ago

          I saw that image and was a little confused about the message that was being conveyed. This little conversation between you two helped clarify things and was enough impetus to follow the imgur link. Thank you both!