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Photograph by Khalil Ra'ad, Jerusalem, Mourning of Balfour Day, 1929. Khalid Ra'ad Collection. Public Domain.

Photograph by Khalil Ra'ad, Jerusalem, Mourning of Balfour Day, 1929. Khalid Ra'ad Collection. Public Domain.

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ABSTRACT Landscape photography is a visual construction of nature. Viewing recurrent representations of landscape photographs can contribute to the creation of national and political visual heritages, appropriation, and cultural claims over lands. Thus, landscape photographs serve as mediums for influencing political agendas and ideologies. These i...

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... chest of the second man on the left is covered with a slash reading, 'honor thy martyrs. In Figure 9, a black flag appears on the top left of the picture, and a collection box on behalf of the Emergency Relief Committee in aid of the afflicted Palestinian families is held by the second man on the left. The Old City of Jerusalem appears in the background. ...
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... chest of the second man on the left is covered with a slash reading, 'honor thy martyrs. In Figure 9, a black flag appears on the top left of the picture, and a collection box on behalf of the Emergency Relief Committee in aid of the afflicted Palestinian families is held by the second man on the left. The Old City of Jerusalem appears in the background. ...

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