Banksy West Bank Graffiti
West bank is a territory on the bank of Jordan River in the
Banksy painted nine images on this barrier in august of 2005. These images include a picture of an open sky as seen through the wall, a ladder going up and over the wall, a dove of peace with a bulletproof vest strapped over it, an Israeli soldier being frisked by a young girl with pigtails, a hole in the wall with a beach on the other side, a mountain landscape on the other side and children digging through a wall. These paintings were created on the Palestinian side of the barrier near
The barrier is about 680 kilometers wide and is still being erected by the Israelis. The Israelis have claimed that it is necessary to protect their people from Palestinian suicide bombers. However many people condemn this barrier as being illegal and in fact it was accused of violating international law by the International court of justice. Graffiti is one of the most common types of protest on this wall and there are many messages demanding an end to the barrier. However it was Banksys graffiti on the barrier that drew international attention to it.
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Banksy West Bank
Banksy himself
condemned this wall and is said to have created these images to draw attention
to the lives of people living in west bank. He was quoted saying the wall was the ultimate activity holiday destination for graffiti writers.
Banksy has encouraged people to visit
The paintings,
though not as political as his earlier works have nevertheless reflected his
feelings for the wall which he says essentially turns
These paintings on
the west bank barrier have been thoroughly documented in his book Wall and
Piece published originally in 2005. In the book, Banksy also included the
reaction from an old Palestinian who told Banksy You paint the wall, you make
it look beautiful. When Banksy thanked him, the man replied We dont want it
to be beautiful, we hate this wall, go home.