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Handcrafting olivewood souvenirs that includes crosses, bracelets, and rosaries. The business has been in the Handal family for three generations.
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Handal Handicrafts has been producing quality handmade handicrafts in the Holy Land since 1908. The small workshop is located in Bethlehem and produces a variety of crosses, crucifixes and rosaries that are carved from locally grown olivewood. Johnny (Hanna) Handal, the current proprietor and manager, is the grandson of the founder, Hanna Handal, and learned the family craft from his father Nassar

Handal. Handcrafting, olivewood souvenirs for pilgrims has historically been the primary source of livelihood for indigenous Christian families in Bethlehem. However, the local tourism sector plummeted in recent years due to the political conflict in the Holy Land, and many Bethlehemites have consequently lost their source of income and migrated abroad. Handal Handicrafts created this page in an effort to withstand the shockwaves of the conflict, and to share the Handal family’s tradition of producing fine handicrafts from the Holy Land with the rest of the world.

26/12/2021

23/12/2021

Merry Christmas from our little town Bethlehem - Palestine, where Jesus Christ was born.

https://youtu.be/pGz17Sn_X9c

We wish you a Merry Christmas from Bethlehem, Palestine!People of Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus Christ. celebrates Christmas every year despite the har...

05/12/2021

Christmas in the Holy Land of Bethlehem - Palestine

05/12/2021

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Residents lit up a giant Christmas tree outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity on Saturday, hoping that a new coronavirus variant doesn't ruin another ho...

29/11/2021

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29/11/2021

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BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen — once blackened with soot from millions of worshippers' candles — is being restored to its gilded glory in the Church of the Nativity, built at the site where many believe Jesus was born.

29/11/2021

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Christmas is usually peak season for tourism in Bethlehem, where Jesus is believed to have been born, but few travelers are making the trek.

06/11/2021

24/05/2021

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The Bethlehem Museum is dedicated to fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation for the role Palestinian Arab Christians play in preserving the Palest...

17/05/2021

May Peace be upon Palestine 🇵🇸 the Holy Land

10/05/2021

Travel Palestine - Bethlehem

Bethlehem is the little town where Jesus Christ was born. Today, it is a spiritual and cultural hub. It is a destination with an upgraded tourism infrastruct...

10/05/2021

The amazing city of Bethlehem

08/05/2021

https://youtu.be/ktaORuKi-Vc

08/05/2021

https://youtu.be/muMVMh1aNrY

A walk in the old city of Bethlehem , Palestine, via Star Street leading to the Nativity ChurchAn insight into the history of the Nativity Church, and the Sh...

21/04/2021

Handal Handicrafts | The Olive Route: The Olive Tree in the Holy Land

The video above is a compilation of select clips from 'The Olive Tree in the Holy Land: A sacred Tree for Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle East', a...

20/04/2021

After a whole year of absence, finally Bethlehem is shining again with few tourists groups.

The Church of the Nativity has been shockingly empty - no pilgrims lining up to kiss the spot where Jesus was born.

No tourists, no pilgrims, no large gatherings, and plenty of vacant rooms to be had, Bethlehem in for a whole year since March 2020 until March 2021 has been unlike any seen in decades.

In nearly empty Manger Square, normally bustling with visitors and pilgrims, it was easy to feel the pandemic’s impact on Bethlehem for which 50% of the economy relies on tourism.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Antiquities, the impact on Bethlehem from the loss of tourism and the Christmastime pilgrimage is hard to overstate: 28,000 of the 35,000 West Bank Palestinians working in tourism who lost their jobs due to the pandemic are from Bethlehem district, and 99% of tourism-related businesses in the area have closed.

The 2019 Christmas season in Bethlehem saw 1.5 million hotel reservations, compared with zero since March 2020 until early April 2021.

20/04/2021

Handal Handicrafts offers shipping services for its products worldwide via EMS.

The standard shipping cost for 1 Kg is $11.5 - $12 in all freight companies in Palestine.

The maximum weight for the order is 20 Kg.

03/04/2021

Happy Easter.. Jesus Christ has risen

26/02/2021

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PALESTINE - With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of tourism activities suddenly dropped to zero. Now, five months later...

20/02/2021

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20/02/2021

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The city of Bethlehem is one of the holiest Christian sites in the world since it’s identified as the birthplace of Jesus Christ. Bethlehem holds an extraord...

30/10/2020

https://youtu.be/cZUUwE3ahUA

Christian pilgrims and tourists from around the world are marking the holiday of Christmas in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, where many bel...

06/10/2020

Handal Handicrafts has been producing quality handmade handicrafts in the Holy Land since 1908.

The small workshop is located in Bethlehem and produces a variety of crosses, crucifixes and rosaries that are carved from locally grown olivewood.

The business has been in the Handal family for three generations. Johnny Handal, the current proprietor and manager, is the grandson of the founder, Hanna Handal, and learned the family craft from his father Nassar Handal.

Handcrafting, olivewood souvenirs for pilgrims has historically been the primary source of livelihood for indigenous Christian families in Bethlehem. However, the local tourism sector plummeted in recent years due to the political conflict in the Holy Land, and many Bethlehemites have consequently lost their source of income and migrated abroad.

Handal Handicrafts created the website in an effort to withstand the shockwaves of the conflict, and to share the Handal family’s tradition of producing fine handicrafts from the Holy Land with the rest of the world.

06/10/2020

06/10/2020

06/10/2020

05/10/2020

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The video above is a compilation of select clips from 'The Olive Tree in the Holy Land: A sacred Tree for Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle East', a...

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