Handala, also Handhala, Hanzala or Hanthala, is a prominent national symbol and personification of the Palestinian people.
West Bank Wall graffiti art in Bethlehem: Handala and Liberty as "Pietà "
Near Bethlehem
Near Bethlehem
The Peace Kids mural, with Srulik in Florentin, Tel Aviv
Naji Salim Hussain Al-Ali was a Palestinian cartoonist, noted for the political criticism of the Arab regimes and Israel in his works. Al-Ali is best known as the creator of the character Handala, a personification of the Palestinian people that has become prominent symbol of Palestinian nationalism and resistance.
Naji al-Ali
Naji statue when it was first erected (right), exploded and damaged, and then re-erected
Naji al Ali Graffiti