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Separation Barrier

Banksy 2
Banksy

Walked along the wall in Bethlehem today, and took some pictures of the graffiti that covers it. Most of it is actually by internationals, not local Palestinians. Still, I am quite enamored of the Banksy stencils.

The impact on the neighborhood is hard to overstate. There are places where the wall curves around a single house, encasing it on three sides. Any businesses near it are closed, and the streets in Bethlehem are quiet because the tourist trade cannot reasonably function under these retrictions.

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Dove
Reduce, Reuse, Resist

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3 Comments

  1. kali

    i really dig the “reduce, reuse, resist” one. i think that’s new since january.
    good stuff, man.
    good luck with the borders & the crazy in lebanon & beyond!
    love,
    k

  2. josh and jared,

    sending love. safe travels. Josh, did you get the visa for India?

    love, ema

  3. Jan

    I loved the Pittsburgh loves Palestine graffiti, thanks for sending it along. This separation barrier still blows my mind. Glad Jared’s passport finally arrived. You guys should make James join you in Lebanon for this leg of the trip. What is up with his bailing on a three Js adventure?

    Jared, that is one short haircut.

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