. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Peace ▁K ids ▁is ▁a ▁m ural ▁that ▁was ▁painted ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁gra ff iti ▁crew , ▁K is - Le v , ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁wall ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁building ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁Israel ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁the ▁crew ▁also ▁re created ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁city ▁of ▁Beth le hem , ▁on ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁West ▁Bank ▁bar rier , ▁with ▁the ▁co operation ▁of ▁local ▁Palest in ian ▁artists . ▁Both ▁art works ▁are ▁ 2 7 5 ▁inches ▁( 7 0 0 cm ) ▁high ▁by ▁ 1 1 8 ▁inches ▁( 3 0 0 cm ) ▁wide , ▁and ▁dep ict ▁Isra eli ▁Sr ul ik ▁and ▁Palest in ian ▁Hand ala ▁emb rac ing ▁one ▁another . ▁The ▁mur als ▁received ▁much ▁criticism . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁▁ ▁The ▁project ▁be ars ▁a ▁remarkable ▁similarity ▁to ▁a ▁concept ▁created ▁two ▁years ▁earlier ▁by ▁German ▁designer ▁Jan ▁Wil ker ▁who ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁real - time ▁design ▁project ▁for ▁Israel ▁Museum ’ s ▁department ▁of ▁architecture ▁and ▁design . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁exhib it ' s ▁post ers ▁featured ▁a ▁y in ▁and ▁y ang - like ▁visual ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Sr ul ik ▁and ▁Hand ala . ▁ ▁Sr ul ik ▁▁ ▁Sr ul ik