Comments on: East Jerusalem Separation Wall Graffiti, Ras al-Amud https://www.streetviewfun.com/2015/east-jerusalem-separation-wall-graffiti-ras-al-amud/ Funny Google Maps Street View Fri, 31 Jul 2015 04:03:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: tompowers https://www.streetviewfun.com/2015/east-jerusalem-separation-wall-graffiti-ras-al-amud/#comment-37628 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 04:03:40 +0000 http://www.streetviewfun.com/?p=65587#comment-37628 At this spot the wall obliterates what used to be the main road linking Arab East Jerusalem with the Arab-Palestinian town of Bethany (al-Azarieh). I have a friend who lives about 50 meters on the other side, and from this point it would take me at least an hour to get to her house, by bus. I didn’t have to deal with it very often, but thousands of Palestinians do, to reach jobs, school, relatives, and medical services, etc. — every day.

What is seen here is the Jerusalem (Israeli-controlled) side of the Wall, which remains relatively clean. However, the graffiti and artwork on the Palestinian side is a world unto itself, some of it very clever and all of it, like this, quite pointed. The thing is, Street View — even now, in 2015 — doesn’t seem to have made it into any of the Palestinian areas, even the largest cities. (To see the other side of The Wall, try a Google Image search for “separation wall art palestine” and see what you get!)

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