▁m ural ▁on ▁the ▁separation ▁wall ▁in ▁Beth le hem , ▁the ▁crew ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁several ▁l add ers . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁criticism ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁received ▁with ▁mixed ▁criticism . ▁It ▁was ▁called ▁" na ive " ▁and ▁" del us ional " ▁by ▁both ▁Isra eli ▁and ▁Palest ini ans . ▁Left ▁wing ▁activ ists ▁la ud ed ▁the ▁work ▁for ▁its ▁simplicity , ▁con ve ying ▁a ▁" message ▁of ▁hope ." ▁Isra eli ▁artist ▁and ▁Bez ale l ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁professor ▁Michel ▁K ich ka ▁pra ised ▁the ▁work : ▁" I , ▁too , ▁have ▁seen ▁this ▁large - scale ▁gra ff iti ▁in ▁South ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁It ▁is ▁doubt ful ▁whether ▁such ▁a ▁painting ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Al - A li ▁and ▁D osh . ▁D osh ▁was ▁a ▁national ist ▁right - wing , ▁Ali ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁Israel ' s ▁very ▁existence . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁na ive ▁painting ▁has ▁a ▁spirit ▁of ▁recon c ili ation ▁and ▁brother hood ▁that ▁war ms ▁the ▁heart ." The ▁work ▁was ▁considered ▁" An ▁optim istic ▁piece " ▁according ▁to ▁For ward ▁Magazine . ▁Column ist ▁Z ip a ▁K amp in ski ▁called ▁the ▁work ▁" a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv ." ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Sr ul ik ▁by ▁D osh , ▁the ▁official ▁website ▁▁ ש ר ו ל י ק ▁- ▁ ה י ש ר