Palestine Art Show Protests Washington Bookstore for Rejecting Painting Glorifying ‘Intifada’

Palestine Art Show Protests Washington Bookstore for Rejecting Painting Glorifying ‘Intifada’
Politics and Prose bookshop in Washington on Nov. 30, 2017. Mari Matsuri/AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—A pro-Palestine art show at the famous Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., descended into chaos on the night of April 18 over the store’s removal of artwork that was accused of glorifying terror attacks against Israel, sparking a raucous protest outside the store late into the night.

Earlier in the month, owner Bradley Graham demanded the removal of an artwork that depicted the word “intifada” written in Arabic, a request which infuriated the group. The term refers to a series of violent attacks against Israel.

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