I think the biggest indicator of the fact that this wasn't a "conflict" or a "war" or literally anything you can "both sides" is: no part of Israel looks like this
Yes, but remember that from childhood Michelangelo and Bernini did not have to do anything else but learn to make art, they did not have to labour, do housework, anything. if you want artists like this then you need to let them do nothing but art, and conservatives *hate* that