[News] Palestine - Handala

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  Handala

by the freedom Archives
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Color Images taken in Dheisheh Refugee Camp outside Bethlehem (March 
2016); Black and White Images taken from Democratic Palestine (Sept. 1987).

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Color Images taken in Dheisheh Refugee Camp outside Bethlehem (March 
2016); Black and White Images taken from Democratic Palestine (Sept. 1987).

Recently, the Freedom Archives was a part of the first US delegation to 
Palestine focused on political imprisonment and designed to strengthen 
the solidarity between Palestinian and US prisoners. During our ten day 
trip, we were empowered and humbled by stories of the ways many 
Palestinians maintain their culture and dignity while resisting the 
brutality of the Zionist colonial project. One of the methods of 
resistance is through revolutionary art, an example being the image of 
Handala.

Handala, created by political cartoonist Naji Al Ali, is a child refugee 
who always has his back turned to the audience as he watches policies 
and events unfold. Handala is now an icon of Palestinian defiance and is 
seen the world over as a symbol of resistance to oppression.

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Top: The names of villages of origin are inscribed on the ceiling at the 
Ibdaa Cultural Center in Dheisheh Refugee Camp (March 2016). Black and 
White Image taken from Democratic Palestine (Sept. 1987).

Al Ali spent most of his childhood in refugee camps and began sketching 
outside and inside of his family’s tent. He also developed his drawing 
skills in prison after he was arrested by the Lebanese military 
intelligence. His political cartoons are critical of the Israeli, Arab 
and United States governments. Al Ali’s cartoons effectively called for 
change and revolution, making him a threat to Israeli occupation.

Al Ali was assassinated on July 23^rd ,1987 by the Israeli military.

The following images weave the historical representations of Handala 
with some of what we saw during our trip. Truly Palestinian resistance 
is still alive!

You can learn more by visiting our collection 
<http://search.freedomarchives.org/search.php?view_collection=24> on 
Palestine.

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