Artwork: Stencil by Cake$, A Little Palestinian Girl Blowing Barbed Wire Bubbles, Beit Jibrin refugee camp (Azza Camp) in Bethlehem, West Bank, 2025
Street artist Cake$ (@cake_stencils) created this recent stencil called A Little Palestinian Girl Blowing Barbed Wire Bubbles, painted in Beit Jibrin refugee camp (Azza Camp) in Bethlehem, West Bank. Cake$ wrote this about the piece:
”Beit Jibrin is the smallest camp in the West Bank in both size and population. It is also one of the most densely populated camps. The camp is sometimes referred to as al-Azza camp, as many of the residents are members of the Azza family. The camp has one main street, approximately 250 meters long, that runs through the entire camp. In addition to lack of services, overcrowding, insuficient water and sanitation infrastructure, the camp also suffers from frequent confrontations between youth and the Israeli Security Forces (ISF).). The camp is located in the Bethlehem municipality and is close to the main checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
Children of Beit Jibrin and Aida camps attend the same schools, which are the coeducational school nearby Beit Jala and the Boys’ school in Aida camp. In order to access the Aida Boys’ School, students must cross a main road close to the West Bank Barrier and an Israeli military watchtower. This area is a scene of frequent clashes, and tear gas canisters and bullets are occasionally found in the schoolyard. The school organizes activities to relieve the tension and stress caused by incursions and clashes.”