Sigal Maor (b.1966), a textile artist active in developing the art scene in her hometown of Ashdod, embroidered this army uniform with the faces of the 67 soldiers who were killed fighting Hamas in Operation Protective Edge in 2014. Maor honors the lives cut short and at the same time asks, “Why?” (Image courtesy of the artist; collection of the artist)
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