BETHLEHEM, Oct 24 — Guests at the Walled Off Hotel in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem yesterday admired the works of British street artist Banksy, whose wall paintings and other works adorn the establishment.
Three Banksy prints go under the hammer in Paris today, a first auction of his works since a print that sold in London earlier this month for US$1.37 million (RM5.7 million) and was half shredded in a stunt after the hammer fell.
The Walled Off Hotel is situated a few metres from Israel’s separation barrier and Banksy has described the guesthouse as having the worst view of any hotel in the world. Every room looks out at the forbidding wall.
Israel says the barrier that cuts through the West Bank, which is part wall and part fence, is a bulwark against Palestinian attackers. Palestinians see it as a symbol of oppression. — Reuters
