article_snippet.sent: Speaking of the sale, Dardouna said: 'I did not know that the sale was this valuable.
article_snippet.sent: I heard it was this valuable can be sold for millions.
article_snippet.sent: I bought the painting to protect the painting artistic value and preserve the painting from damage,' Belal Khaled said. '
article_snippet.sent: Another reason is to display the painting in other places as well.
article_snippet.sent: I don't have any monetary interest in this.'
article_snippet.sent: The debate over the issue has heated up on Facebook, with Palestinian activists and journalists accusing the buyer of tricking the Dardounas family while others have defended Belal Khaled for buying it legally and not simply stealing it from the unguarded bomb site.