The wall is 8 to 10 metres (26 to 33 ft) tall, and is easily accessible to artists as it frequently divides urban areas.
[3] The graffiti, written in both English and Arabic, includes "flags and fists, slogans and insults, statements of pain and loss", serving as a "visual testimony" to the suffering of Palestinians under the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
"[6] Similar to Berlin Wall graffiti art, much of the artwork is unclaimed by artists and remains anonymous.
In 2005, Banksy became the first major international artist to add graffiti to the wall;[3] his stencilled Flying Balloon Girl was considered to serve as a form of "transnational and experiential empathy".
[6] Banksy was followed by many others, including Blu, Ericailcane, FAILE, JR, Know Hope, Paul Insect, Ron English, Sam3, Swoon and Lushsux.