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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent

London hospital takes down artwork by Gaza schoolchildren after complaint

Chelsea and Westminster hospital.
The decorated plates designed by children at two United Nations schools in Gaza were on show at Chelsea and Westminster hospital. Photograph: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

A display of artwork by Palestinian children at Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London has been removed after a complaint by a pro-Israel organisation, which said it made Jewish patients feel “vulnerable, harassed and victimised”.

The display of decorated plates, designed by children at two United Nations schools in Gaza and accompanied by brief explanations, was on show at the entrance to the children’s outpatients department.

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