The street artist Banksy has opened a hotel in Bethlehem that is being considered quite controversial. The hotel is called The Walled-Off Hotel and offers views from each of the ten rooms that look directly at the West Bank separation that divides Israel and Palestine.
Banksy opens "hotel with the worst view in the world" in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. https://t.co/rNCI2Wcwk9 pic.twitter.com/TYmpIbBGUm
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The Israeli government claims that the separation is still in place for safety reasons, but many Palestinians feel like it is a kind of apartheid that makes their lives more challenging and limited.
The hotel might be a strong political and artistic statement, but it will really be open for bookings.
