More on walls

by | Jan 10, 2008


A Dutch company has taken steps to address my complaint about the ugliness of Israel’s West Bank wall. You pay the firm 30 Euros and it pays a Palestinian to spray a message on the wall. Paper-free greeting cards, anyone?

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  • Mark Weston

    Mark Weston is a writer, researcher and consultant working on public health, justice, youth employability and other global issues. He lives in Sudan, and is the author of two books on Africa – The Ringtone and the Drum and African Beauty.

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