Yves Béhar responds to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting with Lies Cost Lives graphic
Designer Yves Béhar has created this graphic in the wake of the mass-shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue to warn against rising anti-semitism in the US, which he blames on president Donald Trump's "current culture of lies".
The San Francisco-based Fuseproject founder released four illustrations on his Twitter and Instagram accounts yesterday, 28 October 2018 ? a day after the shooting at The Tree of Life synagogue.
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A post shared by Yves Behar (@yvesbehar) on Oct 27, 2018 at 5:33pm PDT
During the incident, Robert Bowers ? who has since been linked to anti-semitic and white supremacy activity online ? opened fire during a morning naming ceremony at the synagogue. He killed 11 members of the congregation and injured six, including four police officers. Béhar calls out Trump for fuelling hate
Béhar reacted with a graphic design bearing the slogan "Lies Cost Lives", written in a bold, capitalised typeface. His intention was to warn against the rise of anti-semitism in contemporary public discourse, as part of heightened right-wing extremism in America.
The designer called out Trump's rhetoric, which he said was fuelling hate with false information, in a caption accompanying his Instagram post.
"The current culture of LIES has to change, or the world will get worse, much worse," Béhar said. "All holocausts, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing start with LIES.&q...
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