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- inactive, on 12/04/2007, -1/+65http://www.santasghetto.com/wall.asp
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7125611.stm Images. - MikeonTV, on 12/04/2007, -4/+63Where are the other 5 images?
- felchdonkey, on 12/04/2007, -1/+52A more informative article:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle ...
He was actually invited to do this artwork by Bethlehem, in hopes of aiding tourism. The Daily Mail article makes it sound like it was some kind of guerrilla art. - inactive, on 12/04/2007, -1/+18Yeah it does, because the location of his work is relevant to content. Clearly he is far more skilled than most graffiti artists, because you don't see carefully composed, accurately proportioned images of this nature in graffiti. If you can show any examples of train station tags that approximate Banksy's work, I invite you to post a link. You can't, because there isn't any.
In a lot of cases, such as this one, he's INVITED to put his work on walls, so your whining about illegality is moot. It's not vandalism if it is commissioned.
So, yes, you're a *****' idiot, and wrong. - deepmenace, on 12/04/2007, -0/+17woah - is there some Mail fans @ digg giving you the old digg-down?
who'd have thought it!
for any non-uk peeps the "Daily Fail" is an appalling paper that dresses itself up as an important read but is really nothing more than a tabloid. - honeymustardn, on 12/04/2007, -0/+13That's Daily Mail for you ;)
- Th3Hamburgler, on 12/04/2007, -5/+17was gonna digg cos Banksy rocks but then the link took me to the Daily Fail. :-(
- adooga, on 12/04/2007, -0/+10I enjoy Banksy's work.
The writer linked to doesn't.
Your point? - sieteRevueltas, on 12/04/2007, -17/+26Anything that publicises the Palestinian struggle against its occupier is to be encouraged.Dugg.
- Gav0510, on 12/04/2007, -4/+13Yes, because Palestinians are that dumb.
- mashw, on 12/04/2007, -1/+10He most probably is, and this has to do with organised religion what?
- inactive, on 12/04/2007, -0/+8Who makes the stencil?
- TomP, on 12/04/2007, -0/+8http://www.banksy.co.uk
- inactive, on 12/04/2007, -5/+13You're a *****' idiot. Every major art movement has started as outsider art and been initially condemned as anything but art by morons who cling to outdated ideas, viz Impressionism. Banksy's work clearly demonstrates technical skill, insight, and artistic ability. It's art. It's location is irrelevant, or, some would say, an integral part of the artform.
- Viend, on 12/04/2007, -10/+18View the buried comments for pro-Palestinian comments.
Burial courtesy of evil zionists. - rompom7, on 12/04/2007, -0/+8siphre was just commenting on Degriz ironic use of the phrase 'god bless'. Lighten up.
- mcmlxxii, on 12/04/2007, -2/+9Thanks. Pity you had to link to that non-article in the Mail initially....
- piratebr0adcast, on 12/04/2007, -7/+14No Kidding... I want to see the other images, too. I like Banksy. Wall and Piece is a great coffee table book. Makes people think Im an intellectual...
- Phrag, on 12/04/2007, -1/+8Everything except you apparently.
- plingboot, on 12/04/2007, -1/+8 ...an evil right wing tabloid
- Nico_, on 12/04/2007, -8/+15Yeah cause its the Palestinians that are terrorizing the Israelis.. And here I thought it was the Israelis took the Palestinian land and keep the Palestinians in camps....
Are people actually surprised that things like these happen with people who are practically caged and micromanaged? If i had my way we would burn the holy land and make a big parking lot. - Degriz, on 12/04/2007, -9/+16How about all his work in Bristol "Mild Mild west" is one of my favourite images of all time.
God Bless Banksy!!! - inactive, on 12/04/2007, -8/+15Maybe if Israel would obey international law and stop stealing Palestinian land, people would view them as something more than a racist regime.
- jdpalite, on 12/04/2007, -1/+7No, check wikipedia
- Digg4This, on 12/04/2007, -6/+12Banksy rocks! One of the cool things about being in London is the ability to randomly spot these guys!
- 3dom, on 12/04/2007, -2/+8Banksy is overrated. I feel he makes cheap and hollow political statements that aim to be controversial but do not actually challenge the status quo. In fact, despite trying to be counter-culture, his art tends to side with mainstream opinion (i.e. down with bush, the iraq war sucks, police state, to crudely paraphrase)
- saisumimen, on 12/04/2007, -0/+6I'd like to see a "5 year old" draw the stencils banksy does.
Besides, people like banksy's message. Let's face it, most graffiti writers just write their name, their crew's name and a random-ass cartoon character for no reason, just because it looks "cool". Don't hate. - KingBunny, on 12/04/2007, -3/+8Holy cow, the BBC article said "resistance" in a photo description. That's almost like saying "resistance against the occupation". Most news stations don't even mention that Palestine is occupied. Well, the word "resistance" will do for now.
- Phrag, on 12/04/2007, -3/+8So you deny the mere existence of Palestinian people, but expect other countries to acknowledge and respect Israel as a sovereign nation... yeah, thats going to work out real well... [/sarcasm]
- HollowMarkeD, on 12/04/2007, -1/+6..an evil right wing tabloid cashing in on Banksy's success when a few years ago they were printing stories about how graffitti artists were the spawn of the devil.
- ronaldinho, on 12/04/2007, -1/+6If I have a choice between timesonline.uk and dailymail.uk, of course I will take the former. On the other hand, if it's between foxnews and dailymail......
- airquotes, on 12/04/2007, -1/+6wow, youre trying to start up the same argument again? Didnt get the results you wanted in the first one you had a few posts up on THIS SAME THREAD? Thats a lot of passion for protecting the sanctity of walls. Are you a mason?
- inactive, on 12/04/2007, -1/+5"Charlie Brooker - Profile: Charlie Brooker is a Guardian columnist."
Charlie Brooker is a *****' idiot. He used to write for a kids comic, and game reviews for a PC magazine, where he relied upon readers' submissions to bulk up his articles. In the Guardian he once made a joke about G W Bush being assassinated, and whined about it when people complained. He is also, most notably, a failed artist, and that is probably why he doesn't like Banksy's work - pure envy.
I mean, if this guy was a director at the National Gallery, maybe I would listen to him. But a failed comic writer and an old Fleet Street hack? His opinion is worthless. - source1984, on 12/04/2007, -2/+6you idiots are comparing the death of MILITARY SOLDIER to two children?? Thats whats wrong with the Israeli zionists, they all serve in the military (all the civilians at a certain age are soldiers) and when a SOLDIER dies in military duty they whine over it as if some innocent civilian died. listen, terrorism is WRONG. but you can't compare the death of a soldier to the death of a child. One is in military service, expecting to be shot at any moment and the other is purely innocent.
- hellotyler, on 12/04/2007, -2/+6banksy is great, i would love to get a print or tshirt of some of those
- source1984, on 12/04/2007, -2/+6You idiot, there were Palestinians before. My friend's grandparents were in Gaza BEFORE Israel. Theres countless proofs against your stupidity. Its like the holocaust-deniers. you both are at different extremes. Just the other day I read a very old discussion amongst Islamic scholars of the past (I'm talking centuries ago) and in it was mention of a man who came from Palestine to seek help on some issue, etc. Just an example. EITHER WAY - illegal occupation, illegal statehood, illegal illegal illegal.
- saisumimen, on 12/04/2007, -0/+4Banksy is indeed just one person, but I don't like how people treat wikipedia as if it's the ultimate source of knowledge... I can go in there and edit the article to say Banksy is a actually an army of 1000 orangutans armed with spray cans if I wanted to.
- HollowMarkeD, on 12/04/2007, -0/+4Exactly, the whole point is the anti establishment nature of the work; both in methods and messages.
- foopirata, on 12/04/2007, -2/+6You don't really know what "apartheid" means, do you?
Clue: there are two separate governments on both sides of the wall.
Extra clue: suicide bombings inside Israel dropped to near zero after the barrier went up. - foopirata, on 12/04/2007, -2/+5"Jewish pickpockets in Berlin dropped to near zero in 1945." - what a nice, stupid strawman His Majesty The Moderate Idiot put up. So, you think the Holocaust is the same as the security barrier. Not only ignorant, but offensively ignorant as well.
"the ghettoizing of the Palestinian people" - so, tell me, is Mexico a ghetto? Because last I checked, it was surrounded by places that are not Mexico. What about Monaco? Such a small piece of land, surrounded by nations that are not Monaco! Oh the horror! The humanity! Free Monaco!!!!
"not when one government isn't recognising the others sovereignty" - right, how many times THIS WEEK has the Palestinian Authority said that they won't recognize Israel as the Jewish state ? Yep, by your definition, that's blatant apartheid and racial bias.
The wall is legal. When it is not, the Israeli Supreme Court intervenes and the barrier is moved. Don't like that? Sue the Israeli Government.
Perhaps then you'll have some minimal relevance, because right now, you're just waiting for the ambuwance. Again. - hellotyler, on 12/04/2007, -0/+3Snap!
- inactive, on 12/04/2007, -2/+5And the idiots digg you down, presumably because you fail to blindly accept what they say.
However, you ARE correct. Palestine has existed there for over 2500 years.
Greek historian Herodotus wrote of a "district of Syria, called Palaistinêi". - SmilingJess, on 12/04/2007, -0/+3Just picked up Banksy's Wall and Piece book -- for all fans it is a definite must have -- if all the street artists had even a fraction of Banksy's insight and talent, there might not be such a backlash over street art.
- source1984, on 12/04/2007, -0/+3Who else goes to Bethlehem to do that?? Long Live Freedom!
- arjie, on 12/04/2007, -0/+3My god, that writer is being such an *****. Some of the Guardian's writers are really good (the print edition) but this is such tripe.
- inactive, on 12/04/2007, -4/+7Who calls the wall the 'Israel/Palestinian Authority Security Fence'? Certainly not the Palestinian Authority, who did not want it, and did not build it.
Truth be told, your name for it is no more correct than the term 'West Bank Barrier'.
As for your noting the lack of windows on the barrier, you are correct. This is just a case of bad reporting. The mural is actually on the wall of the Dehaisa Refugee Camp in Palestine. - foopirata, on 12/04/2007, -5/+8Funny thing...last I checked, the "West Bank barrier" (actually, the Israel/Palestinian Authority Security Fence) didn't have any windows in it...
Looks like the "revolutionary folk heroes" are getting their laurels for free...
But hey. art is art, eh? - saisumimen, on 12/04/2007, -1/+4One of my favorite US media censored words is "settlement". The UN condemns these illegal settlements so the Jewish lobby forced the US media to use the word "neighborhood" instead. I kid you not. The BBC and all the other non-US media outlets use the phrase "Israeli settlements" while all you hear in most US ones is "Israeli neighborhoods".
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID ... - inactive, on 12/04/2007, -0/+3stfu
- airquotes, on 12/04/2007, -1/+4Tip: learn what the ***** you are discussing before you open your mouth, especially if you're going to preface it with "Tip:", which makes you look like a snotty *****.
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