Palestine ~The Apartheid Wall Graffiti Art ~

...Wonderful sweet, sad and also hopeful view...I'm not into politics but I don't think building walls between countries or people are the solution in conflicts...more tolerance, brotherhood and simply humanity would make the world such a nicer place웃❤유... Thanks a lot Justine!!

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85% of the wall cuts deep into the West Bank, and when fully complete will annex 46% of the West Bank. It is 8m high, twice the height of Berlin Wall, with watchtowers, electric fences, cameras and military patrols.

This beautiful artwork "The girl with the Balloons" from " Banksy" (situated on the Palestinian side of the West Bank Wall) shows a little girl looking upwards escaping over the wall.

For Palestinians the wall has become a blank canvas on which they write messages and construct images reflecting their day-to-day struggles and feelings of imprisonment.(leuenberger 2011)


Stamp:

Ramadan
(Issued 01-08-2011)

~PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (West Bank) - Bethlehem ~

Wonderful card coming from Bethlehem...mailed end October and arriving just in time for Christmas, a pretty special feeling...a very historical place and reminder of the true meaning of Christmas... my first card from Palestine with a lovely Christmas stamp and clear postmark... Thanks a million Justine!!
~~~~~~~~~~~♥♥ To all my postcard friends♥♥ Have a lovely Christmas if you celebrate it! ♥♥~~~~~~~~~~~

© Published by Palhot Ltd. Photo: Garo Naibandian Bethlehem is a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank, about 10 kilometers south of Jerusalem by the hill country of Judea on the way to Hebron. The city  is the birthplace of Jesus and therefore a holy site to Christians around the world.

The city is sacred to all three religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.  In Hebrew, the town is called Bet Lehem ("House of Bread" ) and, in Arabic, it is Bet Lahm ("House of Meat").

Bethlehem has a population of approximately 50,000 people, with the Muslims holding a slight majority.


Stamp:
Christmas for All
(Issued 26-12-2010)