Banksy in Bethlehem

We found three of his street art pieces in Bethlehem, though only one of them was on the the actual separation barrier and others on different walls. There are plenty more Banksy graffiti in the West Bank / Palestine.

Blurry and bearded

This bearded man ran through my picture in Mahane Yehuda and turned to smile at me. For that he deserves his own post.

King who?

It's not Abdullah or Hussein, I understand that much. So who could it be?

I (don't) get it

I have no idea what either one of these graffiti says, but I love the way they look.

Girl with a gun

Liberation fighter Leila Khaled has gained the status of a poster girl of Palestinian armed struggle. She was not too happy with this pin-up position and had 6 plastic surgeries in order not to wear a face of a hijacker / an icon.

Free(style) Palestine

No matter the style, most of the messages on the separation wall in Bethlehem are about freedom and ending the occupation.

Why so serious?

There definitely are a lot of reasons to be concerned.

H1 - H2 wall

The separation wall in Hebron is small but effective.

Freedom walls

I don't know what the last one says, but I bet it's not something the Israeli settlers in Hebron would appreciate.

Let us learn

Kids still play and go to school in Hebron. There is still hope.

Are giraffes related to camels?

Giraffes are my favorite animals. Unicorns and camels are also in top ten.

Halfhearted

Somebody's heart was broken.

Black swans on the wall

I can't get rid of the thought that they are swans. But I guess they're something else.

You only live once

But mostly once is more than enough.

Mother art

This one is obviously for my mom. <3

All we need is love

Today was the 64th Nakba Day. My heart goes out to all the people still waiting.

Stay safe Syria

Part of my heart is in Damascus. More pictures coming soon.

Walls that repeat

Stencil graffiti is very popular in Beirut. Here are some of the ones I saw all the time (and could somewhat understand).

They have a dream

I love Beirut, but it definitely could be greener - in many ways.

When walls can talk

In Beirut it's not rare to see opinionated and/or political texts on the wall. Wish there were some in Amman as well.