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A Banksy wall painting showing Israeli border policeman and Palestinian in a pillow fight is seen in one of the rooms of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. The owner of a guest house packed with the elusive artist Banksy's work has opened the doors of his West Bank establishments to media, showcasing its unique “worst view in the world”. The hotel, several of whose rooms look onto an Israeli security watchtower, is awash in the trademark satirical work of the mysterious artist. The highlight is room number three, known as “Banksy's Room”, where guests sleep in a king-size bed underneath Banksy's artwork showing a Palestinian and an Israeli in a pillow fight. The hotel also features a presidential suite and a museum with the artist's politically-charged work. It has the markings of a gentleman's club from the English colonial period. The entrance to one small niche accommodates a life-size figure of Arthur James Balfour signing his 1917 letter that came to be known as the Balfour declaration, and was the basis for the international push for the creation of Israel. The cheapest rooms were available from $30 a night. The nine-room hotel named “The Walled Off Hotel” will officially open on March 11. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

A Banksy wall painting showing Israeli border policeman and Palestinian in a pillow fight is seen in one of the rooms of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. The owner of a guest house packed with the elusive artist Banksy's work has opened the doors of his West Bank establishments to media, showcasing its unique “worst view in the world”. The hotel, several of whose rooms look onto an Israeli security watchtower, is awash in the trademark satirical work of the mysterious artist. The highlight is room number three, known as “Banksy's Room”, where guests sleep in a king-size bed underneath Banksy's artwork showing a Palestinian and an Israeli in a pillow fight. The hotel also features a presidential suite and a museum with the artist's politically-charged work. It has the markings of a gentleman's club from the English colonial period. The entrance to one small niche accommodates a life-size figure of Arthur James Balfour signing his 1917 letter that came to be known as the Balfour declaration, and was the basis for the international push for the creation of Israel. The cheapest rooms were available from $30 a night. The nine-room hotel named “The Walled Off Hotel” will officially open on March 11. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



The presidential suite of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

The presidential suite of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



An employee stands in the restaurant area of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

An employee stands in the restaurant area of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



An Israeli security watch tower is seen from one of the rooms of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

An Israeli security watch tower is seen from one of the rooms of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



A doorman stands at the entrance of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

A doorman stands at the entrance of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



An employee stands in the bar area of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

An employee stands in the bar area of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



People pass by the “The Walled Off Hotel” and the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

People pass by the “The Walled Off Hotel” and the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



A wall decorated with security cameras and slingshots is seen in the bar area of the “The Walled Off Hotel” and the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

A wall decorated with security cameras and slingshots is seen in the bar area of the “The Walled Off Hotel” and the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



The presidential suite of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

The presidential suite of the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



Banksy's work is displayed in the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

Banksy's work is displayed in the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



A woman sits in in the Walled Off hotel which was opened by street artist Banksy, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

A woman sits in in the Walled Off hotel which was opened by street artist Banksy, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)



A waitress stands in the Walled Off hotel, which was opened by street artist Banksy, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

A waitress stands in the Walled Off hotel, which was opened by street artist Banksy, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)



A wall decorated with models of drones and a painting of Jesus with a sniper's dot on his forehead is seen in the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)

A wall decorated with models of drones and a painting of Jesus with a sniper's dot on his forehead is seen in the “The Walled Off Hotel” in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (Photo by Dusan Vranic/AP Photo)



A picture taken from street artist Banksy's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017, shows Israel's controversial separation wall. Secretive British street artist Banksy opened a hotel next to Israels controversial separation wall in Bethlehem on Friday, his latest artwork in the Palestinian territories. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)

A picture taken from street artist Banksy's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017, shows Israel's controversial separation wall. Secretive British street artist Banksy opened a hotel next to Israels controversial separation wall in Bethlehem on Friday, his latest artwork in the Palestinian territories. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)



Visitors take a picture of a Bansky installation at the street artist's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017, shows Israel's controversial separation wall. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)

Visitors take a picture of a Bansky installation at the street artist's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017, shows Israel's controversial separation wall. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)



A picture taken from the window of one of the rooms at street artist Banksy's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017, shows Israel's controversial separation wall. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)

A picture taken from the window of one of the rooms at street artist Banksy's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017, shows Israel's controversial separation wall. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)



Visitors are seen inside a room at street artist Banksy's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)

Visitors are seen inside a room at street artist Banksy's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)



The presidential suite is seen in the Walled Off hotel, which was opened by street artist Banksy, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

The presidential suite is seen in the Walled Off hotel, which was opened by street artist Banksy, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)



Pour me a stiff one: the waiter stands poised at the bar of the Walled Off hotel, which highlights the sober realities of the West Bank divide, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Pour me a stiff one: the waiter stands poised at the bar of the Walled Off hotel, which highlights the sober realities of the West Bank divide, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)



The lobby is decorated with cherubs – but these angels appear to have hit some turbulence at the street artist's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017, shows Israel's controversial separation wall. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)

The lobby is decorated with cherubs – but these angels appear to have hit some turbulence at the street artist's newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017, shows Israel's controversial separation wall. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)



The Walled Off comes complete with life-sized diorama of Arthur James Balfour signing the 1917 letter that came to be known as the Balfour declaration in the Walled Off hotel which was opened by street artist Banksy, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

The Walled Off comes complete with life-sized diorama of Arthur James Balfour signing the 1917 letter that came to be known as the Balfour declaration in the Walled Off hotel which was opened by street artist Banksy, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)



An installation by Banksy is seen hanging inside one of the rooms at the street artist' s newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)

An installation by Banksy is seen hanging inside one of the rooms at the street artist' s newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)



The presidential suite: Banksy is no stranger to the Palestinian territories, having painted murals before on previous visits, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)

The presidential suite: Banksy is no stranger to the Palestinian territories, having painted murals before on previous visits, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem March 3, 2017. (Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters)



A Banksy installation hangs above the booths in the lobby at street artist Banksy' s newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)

A Banksy installation hangs above the booths in the lobby at street artist Banksy' s newly opened Walled Off hotel in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem, on March 3, 2017. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP Photo)
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