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Banksy paintings raise $2.9 million for Palestinian hospitals.

WDWeb DeskPublished 1 min read
Banksy paintings raise $2.9 million for Palestinian hospitals.

The three paintings with titles; “Mediterranean Sea View 2017”, ‘Visual amendments, evokes mass death at sea” and “Natural Sublime” has made an impact on the buyers as they got auctioned and were able to raise $2.9 million for Palestinian hospitals. 2010 resulted in a refugee crisis across the Mediterranean Sea that brought social chaos and unrest amongst the whole community since thousands of people lost their lives in makeshift rafts and boats.

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Banksy/Courtesy of Sotheby's

An England based artist opened a painting gallery in Bethlehem in 2017 for the purpose of charity and helping the ones in destitute and trouble. His sole purpose was to cause awareness and a call to action with respect to the refugee crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with his paintings. It provides surgical instruments, medical equipment, and rehabilitation services to help with money raised.

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Banksy/Courtesy of Sotheby's
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Banksy/Courtesy of Sotheby's

He has also issued a very powerful statement that “We're often led to believe migration is a drain on the country's resources but Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant. Apple is the world's most profitable company, it pays over $7bn (£4.6bn) a year in taxes -- and it only exists because they allowed in a young man from Homs.’’

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