this mural was painted after barcelona's 18 year old star lamine yamal waved a palestinian flag during their la liga title parade. it went viral globally and these artists in gaza painted this to thank him. israel's government strongly criticized the player's gesture, but the club stated it was his personal spontaneous choice.
ArethaAbrams on May 14th, 2026 at 16:18 UTC »
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this mural was painted after barcelona's 18 year old star lamine yamal waved a palestinian flag during their la liga title parade. it went viral globally and these artists in gaza painted this to thank him. israel's government strongly criticized the player's gesture, but the club stated it was his personal spontaneous choice.
photo credit: Omar AL-QATTAA
That_Sky2114 on May 14th, 2026 at 17:56 UTC »
https://giphy.com/gifs/53btFiwy0dJGbjiKma
crispystrips on May 14th, 2026 at 18:30 UTC »
Beautiful