Banksy highlights Gaza plight with mock tourism video

[azurnoir]

The anonymous but eminent British street artist known as Banksy has again taken aim at Israeli policies regarding the Palestinians, sneaking into the Gaza Strip and filming the devastation there in the wake of last summer's IDF Operation Protective Edge, which ended six months ago.

"Well away from the tourist track", the video states, explaining that the area was accessed "via a network of illegal tunnels". The film says Gaza is hemmed in on three sides by its "friendly neighbors" the Israelis, and can only be entered through one of the tunnels shown.

It makes no mention of the fact that the border between Egypt and Gaza is also closed and that the Egyptian government has denounced Hamas as terrorists. Nor does it show images of Hamas or its own use of rockets during the conflict.

"The locals like it so much they never leave (Because they're not allowed too)," the video says, and shows an image of Israeli troops.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4631245,00.html

[Jefferson23]

1. +1 and then some. Wish this could be posted in GD. K&R

[underpants]

2. I was just about to post this

[shaayecanaan]

4. Powerful stuff (nt)

[bravenak]

3. "The cat found something to play with, what about our children?"

I cried so hard at that. Children playing in rubble while people call them terrorists for throwing rocks. They have nothing. I'm not rich, but, my kids have so many stupid toys that I'm constantly giving shit away. Stepping on barbies. Knocking over the stupid Barbie Glam Camper. Having to buy new kindles since my kids break stuff. I wish I could take a few of them home with me.