Khaled Jarrar & Palestine

History The region of Palestine is an area that has been captured over and over by different groups 634: Conquered by Islamic Empire 878: Ruled from Egypt 970: Invaded by Fatimids 1073: Captured by the Seliug Empire 1098: Recaptured by Fatimids 1099: Captured by Crusaders 1187: Captured by Ayyubids 1516: Captured by the Ottoman Empire

History 1922: After WWI, Great Britain is awarded mandate to govern the region 1947: Great Britain splits area between Jews and Palestinians

1948: Palestinian Exodus and Arab-Israeli War

“The Wall”

Government The political status of the Palestinian territories is one of the most violently disputed aspects of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Two rival factions administer the territories – Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Fatah in the West Bank Fatah Hamas

Economy Economic conditions deteriorated in the 1990s due to corruption and Israeli closure policies – Up until the 1990s, about 150,000 Palestinians worked in construction in Israel After 2007, the economy has improved somewhat

National Issues The Palestinian Territories have been in constant conflict with Israel due in part to increasing Israeli settlements in the West Bank region, Palestinian attacks in Israel, and the building of the wall between Israel and the West Bank Both Fatah and Hamas Palestinian Authority carry out arbitrary detentions, torture, and executions after unfair trials

Bio: Khaled Jarrar Born in 1976, Jenin, Palestine Lives and works in Ramallah, Palestine Studied Interior Design, Palestine Polytechnic University, 1996 Former Member of Yassir Arafat’s Presidential Guard BA, Visual Arts, International Academy of Art Palestine, 2011 Creates art related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the contested statehood of Palestine

At the Checkpoint ( )

Live and Work in Palestine (2010-ongoing): passport stamps and postage stamps

Football, 2012

Whole in the Wall, 2013 Video-Whole in the Wall