Banksy's latest political art project is a real hotel overlooking the barrier wall in the West Bank
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The anonymous artist has teamed up with local operators to create a working nine-room hotel overlooking the border wall that separates the city of Bethlehem. It's called the Walled Off Hotel, and it's full to the brim with the politically charged artwork Banksy is known for.
Though Banksy usually leaves it to his viewers to interpret his pieces, this time he ensured onlookers would get the message.
"If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless we side with the powerful - we don't remain neutral," he spray painted on the wall.
The wall was built by Israel in the early 2000s to stop Palestinian suicide bombers. In 2004, the International Court of Justice ruled the wall was built illegally, according to the Telegraph.
The hotel will begin accepting reservations this month for both its luxury rooms and dormitory-style rooms. A bed bunk in a dorm runs $30 a night.
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