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A furious woman has lashed out at a Banksy-style artist after spotting 'offensive' and 'racist' graffiti in a city centre - but he disagrees.

Painted by well-known artist Preg, the image depicts an Israel flag on a Dalek, alongside a Palestine flag and a Jewish child holding a crucifix.

It appeared on the side of a building in Hull.

But Twitter user @Pastrydog said the artwork was "so wrong on so many levels".

She tweeted: "What the actual hell!?!? This is so wrong on so many levels. Come on Hull! We’re better than this.

"How do we interpret the Jewish child with the crucifix?"

She claimed: "This was painted by a bigot or an ignoramus."

Preg insists the work was never intended to be racist, Hull Live reports.

(Image: hulldailymail.co.uk / ws)

But speaking to the news site, the woman said: "The picture is on Blackfriargate. To depict all of Israel as Daleks is clearly racist... but to then have what is obviously a Jewish child confronting Israel with a Christians cross is just bizarre and weird.

"And I’d have thought deeply troubling to all sides in the conflict."

She said that she is not offended on a personal level, but believes many people will be.

She claimed: "I'm not Christian, Jewish or Muslim. I have no axe to grind. It's either been painted by someone very racist or someone very ignorant.

"He’s a bigot or just ignorant."

According to the woman, the Israel flag on a Dalek is a "well-know racist meme".

She also said to have a Jewish child hold a Christian crucifix up at Israel is "bizarre".

"Anyone who sees this is going to be offended," she said.

The woman saw the painting on Sunday night when she was with her husband.

"We stopped in our tracks when we saw it," she said.

But Preg says he is "not a racist person".

(Image: hulldailymail.co.uk / ws)

He said: "They are images I’ve found and put together to make a narrative painting.

"If I’ve offended her there is nothing I can do.

"I’m not a racist person. I'm not saying I don't like Jewish people. If she thinks I’m being racist, she has every right to say.

"I’m not offended at all."

He says the red writing has been added to the painting but the rest was done by him.

"The dalek represents Nazi Germany. Through research, I found out the Dalek was developed after the Second World War and was based on the Nazis. The Dalek character was based on the Nazis," he said.

"A politician said they thought the Israeli government were being like Nazis. That is why I have included the Dalek.

"I’ve put the Israeli flag in the Dalek because because it represents Israel.

"The Palestinian flag represents the Palestinian flag.

"The little girl represents the new Doctor Who character who is a woman.

"The dalek represents Nazi Germany. Through research, I found out the Dalek was developed after the Second World War and was based on the Nazis. The Dalek character was based on the Nazis.

"A politician said they thought the Israeli government were being like Nazis. That is why I have included the Dalek.

"I’ve put the Israeli flag in the Dalek because because it represents Israel.

"The Palestinian flag represents the Palestinian flag.

"The little girl represents the new Doctor Who character who is a woman.

"Seventy represents 70 years since Israel was established.

"All I have done it take elements as I’ve found them and put them together."