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Palestinian graffiti artist Yusef Njm posing near a sprayed graffiti message, sent via e-mail, on a section of Israel's separation fence.
 (Reuters)
Last update - 15:53 26/02/2009
See your message on the West Bank wall, for a price
By Reuters
Tags: Palestinians, Israel News 

It could turn out to be the world's longest graffiti space - the massive concrete barrier separating Israel from the Palestinians.

Over the Internet, a group of Palestinian graffiti artists is offering to spray-paint your personal message on Israel's towering security wall in the West Bank.

It costs 30 euros ($40) per message and they can be as solemn or wacky as you want. Everything goes, except for obscene, offensive or extremist hate speech. Clients get three digital pictures of the finished product.
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The taggers at www.sendamessage.nl are members of the Palestinian Peace and Freedom Youth Forum, which set up the scheme in collaboration with a Dutch Christian organization.

"It is a new way to speak with the people, that we the Palestinians exist," says graffiti artist Yusef Njm.

"We are not only throwing stones and clashing. We are alive. We think in a new way to tell them that we are alive."

Organizers stress that revenue does not go to buy weapons for the Palestinians. It is intended to support grassroots social and cultural projects in the West Bank.

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      1.   See your message on the West Bank wall, for a price 17:05  |  Pink Floyd 26/02/09
      2.   Very cool and creative! 17:26  |  American 26/02/09
      3.   Only thing the damn wall is good for. 18:03  |  Tzfonit 26/02/09
      4.   so,being able to spray paint out of a can makes you an artist in 18:10  |  picasso 26/02/09
      5.   Mahmoud Abbas Rocks! 19:20  |  Lagunageno 26/02/09
      6.   When Your Failed Leaders Serve You Lemons, Make & Sell Lemonade! 19:33  |  Lavi 26/02/09
      7.   to Pink Floyd 22:30  |  Jospeh 26/02/09
      8.   Howe about "Bibi and the Right rock!!" 23:13  |  Kenny 26/02/09
      9.   When the coin 04:08  |  Mark Lincoln 27/02/09
      10.   How about "Hamas stinks" 04:33  |  McQueen 27/02/09
      11.   We are not ONLY throwing stones, but we ARE throwing stones! 04:34  |  McQueen 27/02/09
      12.   Write this:"The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want" shall not 06:12  |  glenna 27/02/09
      13.   HOW ABOUT WRITING: "WE GIVE UP GOAL OF DESTROYING ISRAEL" 15:52  |  Jacob 27/02/09
      14.   Picasso (who by the way was suspicious of Jews) 17:22  |  El Hombre 27/02/09
      15.   #12, glenna.... 17:25  |  Silvienne 27/02/09
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