Banksy opens walled off hotel in Bethlehem
By AlJazeera
04 March 2017 |
12:00 pm
British street artist Banksy is opening a hotel next to Israel's controversial separation wall in Bethlehem. It is his latest artwork in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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