Israeli Soldiers Make Art Against Occupation

This New York Times article describes a recent art exhibit created by Israeli soldiers documenting harassment of Palestinians under occupation. A quote from the NYT follows, in case you aren't registered to the site:

When Israeli soldiers opened an exhibit this month documenting some of their own misdeeds while serving in the tense West Bank city of Hebron, they caused a brief stir.

At a photographic institute in Tel Aviv, the soldiers, all recently discharged, offer video testimony of gratuitous harassment and abuse of Palestinians, like firing tear gas just to get a reaction. Hanging on the wall are dozens of car keys confiscated from Hebron residents, a punishment both common and unauthorized, soldiers say. And a photo taken by a soldier shows graffiti, presumably written by civilians, which reads, "Arabs to the gas chambers."

You can read the Ha'aretz article describing the exhibit and the Israeli Defense Force's reaction to it on Aron's Israel Peace blog.

The Dove considers the exhibit itself a sign of hope. Making art to protest injustice is a creative, positive, life-affirming act. That the New York Times gives it any coverage at all is a good thing.