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Artist’s Posters of Palestinians Killed by Israeli Strikes Emerge Across US

Open-source, printable, and designed for guerilla distribution, Ash Lukashevsky’s flyers are “a small way of insisting on Palestinians’ humanity.”

A poster sheet the color of wheat, printed in bold type, reads: “Ayoub Al-Kafarneh (30) was resilient and resourceful. During the siege, he utilized his skills to repair and reconnect broken and damaged Internet wires in Beit Hanoun, ensuring that his fellow residents had access to crucial communication networks.” 

An image of a grinning man wearing a soccer jersey accompanies the clipped biography, his face framed by a locket on a chain. Artist Ashley Lukashevsky made and shared to Instagram a file of 185 versions, each with a different name, face, and story for 185 individuals — mothers, elders, daughters, brothers, friends — who were among the 15,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7.

The top and bottom of every poster reads “MURDERED” and “CEASEFIRE NOW” with a heart-shaped locket necklace that opens up to reveal a photo of each martyr. Alongside the picture is their name with a short description provided by their loved ones. “I want you to picture the locket around someone’s neck, that frame in the living room of their grandparents’ house,” Lukashevsky told Hyperallergic.

“Creating these posters, and putting them out into the world, is a way of honoring the martyrs with love and tenderness. Each of these people were entire worlds,” said the artist, who posted the image files to their Instagram. “I don’t want them to be

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