BETHLEHEM, Dec 21 ― A manger scene juxtaposed against concrete blocks seemingly pierced by a mortar shell: with Christmas looming, the latest Bethlehem offering by secretive artist Banksy appeared Saturday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Dubbed the “Scar of Bethlehem”, the baby...
Illustrations by street artist Banksy are displayed in his Walled-Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 20, 2019. ― AFP pic
The work is installed at Banksy’s Walled-Off Hotel, where all rooms overlook a concrete section of the barrier built by Israel to cut off the occupied West Bank from Israeli territory. Illustrations by street artist Banksy are displayed in his Walled-Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 20, 2019. ― AFP pic
Israel began building the separation barrier ― in parts concrete, with other stretches consisting of fencing ― in 2002 during the Palestinian uprising, or intifada. Illustrations by street artist Banksy are displayed in his Walled-Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on December 20, 2019. ― AFP pic
They included a ladder on the wall, a little girl carried away by balloons and a window opening onto a peaceful mountain landscape.
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