Critics Of Israel Roast Pro-Israel Group's 'Iron Dome' Superhero Design
Pro-Israel Twitter account @StandWithUs is catching flack for tweeting an anthropomorphized superhero version of Israel's Iron Dome, a missile defense system that intercepts rockets bound for the country.
๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑ Introducing, a new Israeli superhero: Iron Dome, the protector/defender of Israel. We love it! #irondome10 ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฑCredit: Sarai Givaty/https://t.co/wNfmDkklxo pic.twitter.com/1lrQljZ53k
โ StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) May 30, 2021
The piece was drawn by artist Yehuda DeVir and initially shared by Israeli Instagram user saraigivaty. In her post explaining the inspiration for the piece, she wrote that to soothe her children, she told them that a superhero named the Iron Dome was protecting them and that if they heard an explosion, it was Iron Dome doing his job.
The recent bombings between Hamas and Israel have led to strong support online for Palestine and harsh criticism of Israel, as Palestinian citizens have been devastated by the conflict. Twitter users on average were not amused by the portrayal of Israel's Iron Dome as a superhero in the wake of the conflict.
Superpowers include ethnic cleansing, land grabs and apartheid https://t.co/4I1Ed9ZtM3
โ Richard Medhurst ๐ธ๐พ๐ต๐ธ (@richimedhurst) May 31, 2021
Was โThe Genociderโ taken? https://t.co/ZnP0eqXBXo
โ Goofy Big Brains (@OhHeyMarc) May 31, 2021
Here, I fixed your pic: https://t.co/MDRJM65lDO pic.twitter.com/yWfmEfOfw5
โ Abdullah Mullanee (@aamullanee) May 31, 2021
Others pointed that the idea of an Israeli superhero had been explored before by Marvel in an Incredible Hulk comic. Sabra, who made her debut in 1981, was stirred by The Hulk to reflect upon her actions defending Israel after the death of a Palestinian boy.
Marvel did it first https://t.co/kvSJOUQMar pic.twitter.com/Q3KNtpcVow
โ Rade (Nvm) (@Rade54yu) May 31, 2021
Gonna take a moment and share this here when the man himself, Stan Lee, was running Marvel Comics https://t.co/jZhxM6uI5q pic.twitter.com/dmLcOXKdx5
โ jania hoffer (@doesheeventweet) May 31, 2021
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Omega MISSINGNO
>IRSrael
what the goddamn fuck
Crystal Geyser
Not gonna lie, cool design and name.
A little confused with when people started banding against Israel though.
I thought normal people loved Jews and bought into their propaganda. Oi vey.
LesserAngel
While the greater conflict is one giant clusterfuck, this character is based specifically on the system designed to shoot down incoming rockets, a defensive weapon that, as far as I've been able to determine with a quick search, has NOT killed anyone (I could be wrong though)
Hootanic
Point of fact, a not insignificant percentage of the rockets Hamas lobs indiscriminately into Israel fall short landing in their own territory killing their own people. Excuse the Breitbart link, but it seems very few outlets would report this: Palestinians Bombard Own People; 20% of Hamas Rockets Land in Gaza
Uatu
Reichsverteidigung was designed to prevent bombing over the Reich.
Don't get me wrong here, I'm not suggesting "palestinians are the good guys while isralis are the bad guys".
I'm saying there are "no good guys" in this war. Forget about who is to blame for starting it, just consider the 2021 situation.
If it's clear we can't trust religious fundamentalists who want to kill any non believers, it should be also clear we can't trust either modern looking people pretending they want peace, but taking any occasion to despoil and crush others.
Old Boy
iron dome, even if it refers to the shelter that protects many I don't think it's a suitable hero. too soon.
William The Brit
Hating Israel, at last something Tumblr and 4chan can agree on.
Chewybunny
REEEEE!!! How DARE the Jews defend themselves against rockets from freedom fighters!
Pokejoseph64
To be fair, that is a cool design