A new Banksy artwork to mark 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was unveiled on the Bethlehem Wall on 1 November. The artwork, near Banksys Walled-off Hotel, which was unveiled during a staged street party by a person dressed as the UKs Queen Elizabeth II, reads, Er… Sorry. The Balfour Declaration announced the British governments support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine during World War I, which helped pave the way for the UNs partition plan for Palestine.
Queen unveils new Banksy artwork in Palestine to mark Balfour Declaration
A new Banksy artwork to mark 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was unveiled on the Bethlehem Wall on 1 November. The artwork, near Banksys Walled-off Hotel, which was unveiled during a staged street party by a person dressed as the UKs Queen Elizabeth II, reads, Er… Sorry. The Balfour Declaration announced the British governments support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine during World War I, which helped pave the way for the UNs partition plan for Palestine.
- November 1, 2017 22:21 IST
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