Three Israeli caricaturists visit Nepal for artistic and cultural exchange

KATHMANDU: The Embassy of Israel in Nepal organized and facilitated a visit by three prominent Israeli caricaturists—Nissim Hezkiyau (Nusko), Prof. Itamar Daube and Uri Fink—to Nepal from September 28 to 30 as part of an artistic and cultural exchange initiative between Israel and Nepal.

As part of the visit, an Israeli-Nepali cartoon exhibition was held in Kathmandu on September 28 under the theme “Highest and Lowest on Earth.” The exhibition featured works by Israeli and Nepali cartoonists exploring the theme through caricature and cartoons. The Israeli section was coordinated by Hezkiyau, while the Nepali section was led by Rajesh KC and Rabi Mishra of the Cartoonist Club of Nepal.

The exhibition also featured a live caricature session in which the visiting Israeli artists created portraits of guests. The session was warmly received, with many attendees taking the opportunity to have their caricatures drawn and keeping them as mementos.

Welcoming the artists and guests, Janan Bebar, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., said the exhibition brought together “two remarkable points on our planet”—the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth, and Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth.