, ▁" I ▁knew ▁of ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁Sr ul ik ▁to ▁Israel is , ▁as ▁I ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Israel ▁seeing ▁Sr ul ik ' s ▁image ▁constantly . ▁We ▁all ▁love ▁him . ▁I ▁first ▁encountered ▁Hand ala ▁when ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Territ ories ▁in ▁my ▁te ens ▁and ▁seeing ▁just ▁how ▁emot ional ▁and ▁meaning ful ▁Hand ala ▁is ▁for ▁Palest ini ans . ▁I ▁thought ▁that ▁ju xt ap osing ▁the ▁two ▁together ▁could ▁be ▁a ▁powerful ▁visual ▁message ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁hope ▁for ▁peace ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁K is - Le v ▁joined ▁hands ▁with ▁three ▁artists : ▁Palest in ian ▁M ood i ▁Ab dal lah , ▁and ▁Isra eli ▁Roman ▁K oz h ok in ▁and ▁It ai ▁Fr ou min . ▁Fr ou min ▁helped ▁K is - Le v ▁creating ▁the ▁final ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁em brace , ▁properly ▁showing ▁Sr ul ik ▁from ▁the ▁back , ▁while ▁keeping ▁his ▁icon ic ▁hair ▁tw irl ▁showing . ▁Art ist ▁Roman ▁K oz h ok in ▁helped ▁creating ▁the ▁st enc il ▁and ▁sp ray ing ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁Art ist ▁M ood i ▁Ab dal lah ▁helped ▁creating ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁Beth le hem . ▁▁ ▁For ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁m ural ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁the ▁K is - Le v ▁crew ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁a ▁c rane . ▁For ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the