RENAMING SHUHADA STREET – PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE AND GRAFFITI
RENAMING SHUHADA STREET – PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE AND GRAFFITI

Summary/Abstract: In Hebron, both the Israeli settlers and the Palestinians have prevailing narratives, which besides negating the other side‟s narrative, justify their own presence in Shuhada Street – a street so conflicted, that it is usually deserted. Continuously, efforts are made towards re-opening Shuhada Street to Palestinians. A significant example of these efforts is the annual demonstration, where Palestinians using graffiti, write „Apartheid Street‟ – symbolically altering the streets original name. Shortly after, the graffiti is altered by the Jewish settlers who apply their own graffiti. Focusing on the use of visuals in Shuhada Street, this article shows how the study of graffiti can highlight tactics of resistance and conflicting understandings of space, while overall providing insights into the start-up of a Middle Eastern graffiti movement, developing especially after the 2011 uprisings.

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