NewsBanksy
Banksy triptych—estimated at £1.2m—to be sold at Sotheby's in aid of Palestinian hospital
Artists has donated the works, which were previously on display in his Walled Off hotel in Bethlehem
NewsPalestine
A global pandemic brings new life to Palestinian artist's face masks
Gazan-born artist Mohammed Musallam finds new meaning in a past face mask project, which is based upon a traditional keffiyeh design
NewsControversies
Embroiled in Palestine row, artist Zineb Sedira says she will not stand down as France’s representative at 2021 Venice Biennale
Pro-Israel arts group protested to French culture ministry about her appointment
NewsMuseums & Heritage
New museum tells Palestinian stories in the centre of US politics
One-room space in Washington, DC, focuses on art and culture rather than “catastrophe”— but a section is dedicated to the 1948 mass exodus
NewsIsrael
Israeli minister seeks budgetary power to control historical narrative
Miri Regev approves of excavations that tell Jewish stories, but not of institutions offering Palestinian perspectives
NewsPolitics
Jerusalem museum director blasts Israel’s nation-state law
Head of Museum for Islamic Art says many in art world are afraid to speak out
NewsOpenings
New cultural hub set to open in West Bank amid political tension
Omar Al-Qattan, chair of the A.M. Qattan Foundation, explains the many challenges of building an arts space under occupation
NewsResearch
Palestinian stories reconstructed through films, photographs and artefacts confiscated by Israel
An Israeli art historian has spent 20 years trawling the country’s archives for Palestinian cultural property
NewsPolitics
Unarmed female photographer hit by Israeli rubber bullet
World Press Photo Award winner was injured on her leg and suffered dizziness from tear gas
NewsPalestine
Gifts multiply for fledgling Palestinian museum’s solidarity collection
Sixty works donated by European and Arab artists will stay at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris until a permanent home is built
ArchiveJerusalem
Negotiations over Jerusalem’s holy sites not just for politicians, say religious officials
Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders say they must be involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
ArchiveTate
News from London: Wyn Evans lights up night sky while Koons goes green in the V&A
The Tate Triennial might be a critical damp squib, but the veteran artist Cerith Wyn Evans made sure the opening went with a bang
ArchiveJerusalem
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem re-opens to non-Muslims
The most revered and disputed holy site in Israel has re-opened to non-Muslims after three years.
ArchivePolitics
Republican Congressman proposes bill to cut off aid to Palestinians “for eliminating evidence of Jewish activity on Temple Mount.”
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