Culture & Arts
British Museum tapestry sponsor funds West Bank settlement centre
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A billionaire funding the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition has financed a community centre in an Israeli West Bank settlement, Middle East Eye reported. Igor Tulchinsky paid for a facility in Efrat that includes a "therapy yurt" designed to treat Israeli soldiers who fought in recent military operations.
The discovery of Tulchinsky's financial ties to the settlement raises questions about the sources and implications of major museum sponsorships. Efrat is among dozens of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, territory whose status remains contested under international law and Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
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