British artist Banksy has created a replica of the separation wall dividing parts of Bethlehem as part of an installation at a travel fair in London.
The installation is on display at the World Travel Fair at London's Excel Center, at a stand promoting tourism to the Palestinian territories.
The artist's Walled Off Hotel is located a few dozen feet from the Israeli security fence in the city. Banksy has described it as having the worst view of any hotel in the world, with every room looking out at the forbidding wall.
"In the replica that Banksy made here, it is a broken wall, and I think he is kind of making a statement that one day this wall will fall," the hotel's manager said at the exhibit.
Israel says the barrier, which is part wall and part fence, protects against Palestinian terrorism. The Palestinians see it as a symbol of oppression.
