"The overpowering image is Handala silently watching things going on," says cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco, author of the graphic novel Palestine. "He is silent, but he is observing ...

Handala is named after the “handhal”, a bitter fruit that grows in the dry areas of Palestine. It grows back when cut and has deep roots. In 1987, Naji al-Ali was assassinated in London.

Through the arts of drama, poetry, song and storytelling, Handala takes audiences on a journey in Palestine, sailing from one Palestinian to another, navigating the ups and downs of the land ...

Through the arts of drama, poetry, song and storytelling, Handala takes audiences on a journey in Palestine, sailing from one Palestinian to another, navigating the ups and downs of the land ...

This figure, known as Handala, has been consistently rendered on protest signs and art in support of the Palestinian people in the midst of the siege on Gaza. At Hamilton Hall, originally named ...

Al-Ali was only 10 years old when he was forced to leave Palestine, and specified that Handala is frozen in time and will only turn around and face the world once Palestinians are able to return ...

We renew our belief that one day Handala will smile, turn to face humanity, and witness peace in Palestine, where its people will live freely in their own land." Handala, a creation of the late ...

"The overpowering image is Handala silently watching things going on," says cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco, author of the graphic novel Palestine. "He is silent, but he is observing, and it is ...