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| West Bank Wall graffiti art in Bethlehem: Handala and Liberty as "Pietà" |
Symbolism
Handala's age – ten years old – represents Naji al-Ali's age in 1948 when he was forced to leave Palestine and would not grow up until he could return to his homeland:[6] Al-Ali wrote that:
Handala was born 10 years old and he will always be 10 years old. It was at that age that I left my homeland. When Handala returns, he will still be 10 years old, and then he will start growing up.
His posture, with his turned back and clasped hands, symbolises the character's "rejection at a time when solutions are presented to us the American way" and as "a symbol of rejection of all the present negative tides in our region."[4] His ragged clothes and standing barefoot symbolise his allegiance to the poor.[4] Al-Ali described Handala as "the symbol of a just cause":
He was the arrow of the compass, pointing steadily towards Palestine. Not just Palestine in geographical terms, but Palestine in its humanitarian sense—the symbol of a just cause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handala
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