Who is Handala, the barefoot, spiky-haired boy who symbolizes Palestinian resistance?

A man walks near a mural of Handala in the village of al-Fara, in the occupied West Bank, following an Israeli raid on Dec. 8.

Created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali in 1969, Handala is a 10-year-old Palestinian refugee with his back to the world. The war in Gaza has renewed interest in this representation of Palestinian struggle.

(Image credit: Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images)



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