The author, Michael Ramirez, drew a cartoon depicting Hamas's use of human shields for the Washington Post. The Post then erased the cartoon from its website amid an uproar from its own journalists.

Cartoon falls to cancel culture: In perilous times, free speech attacks are no laughing matter In silencing Michael Ramirez's voice, The Washington Post is giving power to those who disagree with ...

In a note to readers, David Shipley, editorial page editor of The Post, said the cartoon was initially meant to caricature a specific Hamas spokesman. But the backlash to the cartoon convinced him ...