Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony
The stone village of Ein Hod sits on the slopes of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Narrow winding roads, old cactus fences and galleries are scattered between preserved Palestinian homes.
When Yara Mahajneh, an independent Palestinian artist, arrived there one evening carrying equipment for an exhibition, she found gates, guards and restricted entry surrounding the quiet artists' village.
"What kind of protection does a peaceful, liberal artists' village need?" she recalled asking.
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Ein Hod, which was originally an Arab village before the mass expulsion of Palestinians in the 1948 Nakba, has emerged as a haven for Israeli artists (Samah Watad/MEE)
