Graffiti in Gaza

Call for learning

"Education is a right for all," says this work. No political affiliation is evident. (Theodore May/GlobalPost)
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Dead man

"No to the noise of weapons,' reads the top of this banner. It's signed by the Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict Resolution. (Theodore May/GlobalPost)
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Martyr

A boy walks by the painting of a Hamas soldier named Tarek, killed in a previous conflict. (Theodore May/GlobalPost)
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Kassam Brigades

This is a banner celebrating the Freedom Movement, one of Gaza's newest. The fighter on the left is a member of the Kassam Brigade, Hamas' military wing. (Theodore May/GlobalPost)
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Heart

This was painted in Gaza's downtown district, near several buildings that were destroyed in the latest conflict. (Theodore May/GlobalPost)
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Love

Not many of the drawings included English, but this one stood out. (Theodore May/GlobalPost)
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Hamas

This is "Hamas" written in Arabic. The movement's name can be seen on many walls throughout the city. (Thodore May/GlobalPost)
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Kabbah

This is a picture of the Kabba, Islam's holiest site, in Mecca. (Thodore May/GlobalPost)
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Flags

"Let's rebuild our country," the slogan says. On the left is a boy with a Palestinian flag and on the right are four kids each bearing a color of the flag. (Theodore May/GlobalPost)
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Rifle

Little explanation warranted for this, in the Beit Lahiye area of Gaza, badly damaged in the conflict. (Theodore May/GlobalPost)
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Despite the recent conflict, or perhaps because of it, graffiti has blossomed in Gaza, adorning buildings everywhere ... or what's left of them.