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Palestine sous les Yeux de Banksy// Palestine through the Eyes of Banksy (En/Fr post)


Banksy is an anonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director of unverified identity. Banksy is the pseudonym of a “guerrilla” street artist known for his controversial, and often politically themed, stenciled pieces.Their satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique.

banksy soldier palestine
Credit: banksy.co.uk

Banksy’s works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.Banksy’s work grew out of the Bristol underground scene, which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. Banksy says that they were inspired by 3D, a graffiti artist who later became a founding member of the English musical group Massive Attack.

banksy cattie gaza
Credit: Banksy.co.uk

Most of his fans didn’t really want to know who he is for years.His work not only includes many powerful, often controversial images, but they may also be found throughout the Internet as viral images. In 2015, he decided to travel to Palestine and the West Bank, where he stenciled nine images on the Bethlehem Wall. These images were an instant hit and virally exploded in the Internet.

banksy gaza art children
credit: banksy.co.uk

Back in 2015, the mysterious British street artist published a video on his official website in which he unveils his new works in Gaza city and raised awareness of the living conditions of its inhabitants.

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Israeli forces attack Palestinian march protests held in in support of hunger-striking prisoners, injuries reported


Aljazeera and Wafa report that dozens of Palestinians have been injured during protests in various parts of the West Bank, occupied since 1967 by the Israeli army, and near the security barrier that seals off the Gaza Strip the 19th of May.

At least three Palestinians Friday were shot and injured with live bullets fired by Israeli forces toward Palestinians marching near contacts points to the east, south, and north of the Gaza Strip, in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, said sources. Continue reading Israeli forces attack Palestinian march protests held in in support of hunger-striking prisoners, injuries reported

Palestine: Fatah and Hamas agree to form new unity government in Moscow meeting (en/fr)


(Hamas et Fatah s’accordent pour former un gouvernement d’union nationale à Moscou)

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La France, les États-Unis et l’ONU critiquent vertement la démolition, de la part d’Israël, des maisons de la Cisjordanie


Les autorités israéliennes en  Cisjordanie occupée et à Jérusalem Est annexe  ont démoli 726 structures cette année, un chiffre qui fait plus de maisons et d’installations que durant tout 2015, en déplaçant 1,020 Palestiniens selon le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires de L’ONU (OCHA) et des ONG.

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