▁draft ed ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁national ▁mor ale . ▁ ▁Many ▁have ▁pointed ▁out ▁Sr ul ik ' s ▁function ▁as ▁an ▁ant ith esis ▁of ▁the ▁ant is emit ic ▁car ic atures ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁Der ▁St ür mer ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁and ▁Arab ▁journ als . ▁As ▁against ▁the ▁s tere ot ype ▁of ▁the ▁weak ▁or ▁c unning ▁Jew ▁that ▁was ▁propag ated ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els , ▁D osh ▁— ▁a ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv or ▁— ▁drew ▁a ▁proud , ▁strong ▁and ▁sympath etic ▁Jewish ▁character . ▁The ▁journalist ▁Sh alom ▁Rosen feld , ▁editor ▁of ▁Ma ar iv ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 - 1 9 8 0 , ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Hand ala ▁▁ ▁Hand ala , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Hand h ala ▁( ), ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁car ic ature ▁by ▁Palest in ian ▁cart oon ist ▁Naj i ▁al - A li . ▁Al - A li ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁Palest in ian ▁cart oon ist ▁and ▁probably ▁the ▁best - known ▁cart oon ist ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁world . ▁▁ ▁Al - A li ▁first ▁dep icted ▁Hand ala ▁as ▁a ▁ten - year - old ▁boy ▁in ▁Al - S iy asa ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁figure ▁turned ▁his ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁vie wer ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁cl asp ed ▁his ▁hands ▁behind ▁his ▁back . ▁Al - A