Khaled Jarrar & Palestine
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 region1947: 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
FatahHamas
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 (2006-07)
Live and Work in Palestine (2010-ongoing): passport stamps and postage stamps
Football, 2012