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Al Jazeera
Politics
Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska

In Poland, where criticising Israel remains taboo, Gaza solidarity rises

Igor Dobrowolski, an artist in his thirties, depicts the suffering of Palestinians in a recent performance [Courtesy: Patrycja Serweta]

Warsaw, Poland – In an attempt to raise awareness about the abuse and humiliation suffered by Palestinians who have been arrested and tortured by Israeli troops, Igor Dobrowolski, a Polish painter and performance artist, dressed up in a purple overall in March and placed a yellow sack over his head.

In a video of the performance posted to Instagram, he is seen kneeling on a concrete floor, his hands zip-tied behind his back. A person beside him in khaki green playing the role of an Israeli soldier holds up a stick with laughing emojis – a nod to the evidence that many are livestreaming potential war crimes on social media.

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