Handala
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Handala, also Handhala, Hanzala or Hanthala, is a prominent national symbol and personification of the Palestinian people.
A mural featuring Handala on rubble from a destroyed building in Gaza City; the text reads 'There is hope' in Palestinian Arabic
The Peace Kids mural in Florentin, Tel Aviv, with Handala and Srulik
Naji al-Ali
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Naji Salim Hussain Al-Ali was a Palestinian political cartoonist, noted for the political criticism of the Arab and Israeli regimes in his works. Al-Ali is best known as the creator of the character H
Handala
…or Hanthala, is a prominent national symbol and personification of the Palestinian people. The character was created in 1969 by political cartoonist Naji al-Ali, and first took its current form in 1973. Handala became the signature of Naji al-Ali's cartoons and remains an iconic symbol of Palestinian identity…
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Graffiti depicting Naji al-Ali in Ramallah, 2012
Naji statue when it was first erected (right), exploded and damaged, and then re-erected