Banksy's latest, a nativity scene titled 'Scar of Bethlehem', depicts the birth of Jesus under Israel's West Bank separation barrier with a bullet hole shaped like a star
A visitor takes pictures of a new artwork dubbed"Scar of Bethlehem" by the artist Banksy displayed in The Walled Off Hotel, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. December 22, 2019.
It is located in The Walled Off Hotel, which abuts the real barrier, and which the secretive Banksy opened in 2017. The hotel, which overlooks the separation barrier, sarcastically boasts “the worst view in the world.” Visitors leave the Walled Off Hotel, where a new artwork dubbed"Scar of Bethlehem" by the artist Banksy is displayed, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. December 22, 2019. "It's a scene, a biblical scene which is turned political," he said. "And the message is very interesting because the message of peace is done for Palestinians and Israelis, and I think it's a very nice piece of art.
Banksy also is believed to have sneaked into the Gaza Strip to draw four murals there. One was painted on a remaining piece of a building destroyed during the 2014 war between Israel and Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group and featured the Greek goddess Niobe cowering against the rubble of a destroyed house.
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