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Skip to contentSkip to site indexSearch & Section NavigationSection Navigation SEARCH SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Israel-Hamas War * liveUpdates May 17, 2024, 9:38 a.m. ET29m ago 29m ago * Photos * Maps of Rafah * How Israeli Extremists Took Over * Hamas’s Surveillance Unit Columbia students occupying Hamilton Hall — which they renamed Hind’s Hall — in April unfurled a banner with the Palestinian cartoon character Handala, a boy with his back turned.Credit...Bing Guan for The New York Times Critic’s Notebook CARTOON OF PALESTINIAN BOY INSPIRES, YEARS AFTER CREATOR’S MURDER The character known as Handala, created by Naji Al-Ali in 1969, is making an imprint on art and as a protest symbol. Columbia students occupying Hamilton Hall — which they renamed Hind’s Hall — in April unfurled a banner with the Palestinian cartoon character Handala, a boy with his back turned.Credit...Bing Guan for The New York Times Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT * Share full article * * * Read in app By Aruna D’Souza * May 17, 2024 When pro-Palestinian student protesters took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University last month and renamed it “Hind’s Hall,” the banner they unfurled contained images of a cartoon character created over 50 years ago that symbolizes the resilience of Palestinians. On either side of the text were two images of a barefoot boy with tattered clothes and spiky hair, his back turned to us. The character is called Handala (variously transliterated as Hanzala or Handzala), a name derived from a native plant that is deep-rooted, persistent and bears bitter fruit, and has become a potent symbol of the Palestinian struggle. The image was created by the Palestinian political cartoonist Naji Al-Ali in 1969, one of the most widely read cartoonists in the Arab world, who was murdered in London in 1987. (The case remains unsolved.) Handala is 10 years old, the same age that Ali was when he became a refugee in 1948. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Image The Palestinian political cartoonist Naji Al-Ali created Handala in 1969. The character was perpetually 10 years old.Credit...European Pressphoto Agency After the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, also known as the Yom Kippur War, Ali exclusively depicted Handala with his back turned, a gesture that transformed him into a silent witness of the horrors and outrages going on around him. The stance, according to the cartoonist, represented a rejection of the political machinations of foreign nations when it came to the fate of ordinary Palestinians. Sign up for the Israel-Hamas War Briefing. The latest news about the conflict. Get it sent to your inbox. Margaret Olin, a religious studies scholar at the Yale Divinity School and co-author of “The Bitter Landscapes of Palestine,” has been photographing Handala’s appearance in murals and as graffiti during her visits to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank over the past decade. “It’s become a symbol of the whole Palestinian movement to return to their former homes,” she said in a telephone interview. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. Aruna D'Souza writes about modern and contemporary art and is the author of “Whitewalling: Art, Race & Politics in 3 Acts.” In 2021 she was awarded a Rabkin Prize for Art Journalism. More about Aruna D’Souza See more on: Israel-Hamas War News * Share full article * * * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2024 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options