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A man paints a mural of Palestinian Ahed Tamimi on a part of the West Bank separation wall in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, July 25, 2018. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
Israel arrests artists behind Ahed Tamimi mural on separation wall
Israeli police rejoice after arresting two Italians and a Palestinian who painted a giant mural of Ahed Tamimi on the separation wall in Bethlehem. Two Italian citizens and one Palestinian were arrested by Israeli Border Police officers on Saturday after graffitiing a portrait of Ahed Tamimi, who was released from prison the following day, on part of the…
By Haggai Matar July 29, 2018
Banksy artwork showing an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian having a pillow fight, The Walled Off Hotel, Bethlehem, March 3, 2017. (Haggai Matar)
Exit through the checkpoint: Inside Banksy’s new Bethlehem hotel
Every room overlooks the West Bank separation wall, the lobby features a Greek statue choking on teargas, and faux-security cameras dot the corridors. Welcome to “The Walled Off Hotel,” the new Bethlehem-based project from British street artist and enfant terrible Banksy. BETHLEHEM — It takes an unusual hotel proprietor to advertise their establishment as “the…
By Haggai Matar March 3, 2017
Israeli couple picnics near offensive graffiti in Bir'em (Oren Ziv / Activestills)
Anti-Christian graffiti sprayed on church in destroyed Galilee village of Bir’em
The internally displaced community of Bir’em found abusive graffiti, stars of David and the word ‘revenge’ sprayed on its church, graveyard and other buildings. Yet the act of vandalism is but one of the community’s problems, as it continues its struggle for return. Last week, several days after they celebrated Christmas, the former residents of…
By Haggai Matar January 2, 2013
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