Graffiti

 No Peace Without Dignity

The barrier is often shorter on the Israeli side.
In order to hide the true nature of the wall,
the Israel side is often packed up with dirt, 
while the Palestinian side is between 1, to 2 stories.
Laced with barbed wire, gun towers and cameras. 

 Long live the revolution. I really love this piece.

 Banksy dove in Bethlehem

One of the bi-products on the separation barrier is the graffiti. Artists and activist from Israel, Palestine and all over the world have sprayed painted their work on the wall of injustice. Some of it is really amazing!

Banksy, a graffiti activist (or all around street pirate) and one of my favorite artists, who also came to the West Bank to paint and express his outrage over the wall.  

It astounds me that so few people know about what is going on here, the very real situation of apartheid, the segregation, the social and political violence, the restrictions on life and freedom, the ethnic cleansing and the racism.

I hope that the least I can do with the blog is convince a few of you readers out there to take a more active role in lobbying our governments for peace and not maintain a strangle hold or indifference and at worst, un-flinching and unquestioning support for Israel.

Here are a few snap shots from the West Bank.