A long-lost painting by British graffiti artist Banksy resurfaces in an art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv, prompting accusations from Palestinian authorities that it was stolen.
A long-lost painting by British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in an art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv, an hour's drive and a world away from the concrete wall in the occupied West Bank where it was initially sprayed.A long-lost Banksy artwork originally painted in the West Bank is on display at a Tel Aviv art galleryA Palestinian Tourism Ministry spokesman says the painting's removal is a "theft of the property of the Palestinian people".
Banksy's trademark absurdist and dystopian imagery was used to protest Israel's decades-long occupation of territories the Palestinians want for a future state. "We brought it to the main street of Tel Aviv to be shown to the audience and to show his messages," he said. The graffiti artwork was spray-painted on a concrete block that was part of an abandoned Israeli army position in Bethlehem, next to a soaring concrete section of the separation barrier.
Banksy's work depicts a slingshot-toting rat and was likely intended to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
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