Cartoonists on the Front Line

Michael Portillo has long been cruelly satirised by the Guardian's cartoonist Steve Bell. In this profile of the latter, the two meet for the first ime.

Russian artist Victor Bogorad is one of the few cartoonists brave and clever enough to satirise President Putin. Michael Portillo ponders his future.

Death threats have greeted Ted Rail's attacks on the American right and its sacred icons. Michael Portillo profiles him.

Kirschen work either side of the wall dividing Palestine from Israel. Omayya's husband was killed in a shoot-out with Israeli forces, while Ya'akov's Zionism comes in strip cartoon form.