Israeli forces on Saturday arrested two Italian graffiti artists who were painting a mural of Ahed Tamimi, on the Apartheid Wall in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials.
IOF arrests 3 Italian artists this evening from the city of Bethlehem have painted a picture of Ahed Tamimi on the apartheid wall , please help !here the number of Italian Embassy in Tel Aviv, they have to call immediately!!! 0097235104004 and here the Italian Consulate in Tel Aviv 0097225618966 #freePalestine
Gepostet von Haitham Khatib am Samstag, 28. Juli 2018
One of the detained artists, Agostino Chirwin, also known as ‘Jorit Agoch,’ has a reputation for hyper-realistic murals of activists, politicians and other campaigners.
#Israeli Officials Confirm Ahed #Tamimi’s Release Sunday (VIDEOS) https://t.co/4kdaAuKhw9 via @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/AT45AL9wpZ
— Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 27, 2018
He was painting a 13-foot mural of Palestinian resistance icon Ahed Tamimi, as part of the preparations to celebrate Tamimi’s release, as she would be released on Sunday.
(Reuters, PC)
