Handmade Palestine

03/07/2025

Visiting artisans has become an exhausting task. Occupation takes the joy and ease out of daily experiences like getting from one town to the next, ordering crafts or visiting friends. It is not the by product of occupation but an intentional goal of an engineered architecture and policies that make daily life a true struggle for Palestinians.

Today we went to Hebron. It was wonderful to connect with our beautiful partners and dream new designs but it was also disheartening and trying.

In the old city of Hebron, 2 out of 3 shops were shut and those opened were closing at 3 pm because there were no people who dared linger and shop there.

We raced to get to the “buab” on time. These are massive metal gates the Israeli occupiers installed at every village and town and city so they can seal off roads and movement and destroy people’s ability to move and live.

We are exhausted at 8pm and we are hours from making it home. Traffic is impossible because Israeli police block Palestinian cars to let illegal Israel settlers pass.

The exhaustion is only compounded by the realization that the goal is to make life untenable for all Palestinians. The goal is to settler the land and “clean” it of indigenous bodies. Cage them in and suffocate the life out.

21/06/2025

Palestinian identity is deeply rooted in the ancient and sacred Palestinians have to the land itself. When we imagined an olive oil label we returned to this belief. SHAHED means witness and with this label, we honor the trees, especially the precious olive tree with its liquid gold lovingly squeezed from its fruits. For millennia the trees have witnessed the truth in Palestine as the Palestinian people struggle and stand steadfast as stewards of this holy land against foreign oppressors. Witness. Shahed.

Shahed has restocked at handmadepalestine.com and we invite you to taste one of the most core ingredients in any Palestinian kitchen and the pride of Palestinian farmers. Extra virgin, cold pressed, rain water fed, hand picked, pure Palestinian

10/06/2025

PSA: The Palestinian keffiyeh was a headdress for Palestinian fallaheen, farmers and peasants, and continues to be until this day.

The Palestinian keffiyeh has taken on powerful symbolism. For Palestinians this began in the 1936 Arab Revolt when farmers rose up against the British imperialists. For many of you, the understanding of this powerful symbol of resistance and liberation is new. But fire is catching.

Read more about the Palestinian keffiyeh, its history and meaning on our blog. We are insanely proud to see people around the world wearing it in the face of oppression, in solidarity, and in defiance of its criminalization.

It is a symbol of liberation. Our struggles intersect just as our paths to liberation rely on one another.

28/05/2025

Palestinian cultural heritage has been handed down from one generation to the next. Palestinian tetas are the stewards as our young learn how to stitch tatreez and harvest the trees and take pride in their heritage. Thank you for supporting our work over the last ten years as we work with Palestinian artisans and protect and pass on Palestinian cultural heritage!

Shop now to support artisans sustaining their livelihoods in Palestine. Eid is around the corner. Find meaningful gifts that change lives and take 15% off now with the code Eid2025.

Thank you friends, truly, for all your support! Link in our bio.

14/05/2025

On this day, 77 years after the Zion ist colonizers stole Palestinian lands and homes and lives to build their settler colonial state, we remind you that Palestinian people have been resisting dispossession and occupation and have stood steadfast demanding their rights while the world has looked on.

The youth carry the collective memories of their ancestors and will see a free Palestine that they have fought and died for.

It’s time for you to stand in the right side of history and end the ongoing Nakba of Palestinians.

27/04/2025

Palestinian Tatreez is beautiful. And joyful & grief-filled, all at once. It is the threads that connect the native people to the land even in the face of ethnic cleansing. Especially in the face of ethnic cleansing.

09/03/2025

This year for the first time ever, we are offering a ZAKAT programme for charitable donations. We invite you to purchase a Ramadan Gift Box and it will be delivered to a refugee family in need.

Visit our website at HandmadePalestine.com and select Ramadan Gift Box and choose a Zakat Box. As always, thank you for supporting our work and making it meaningful and impactful!

11/02/2025

If you want to support Palestinian farmers AND get amazing medjoul dates, then shop from these trusted Palestinian brands. Swipe to see where to buy in your country.

Read more on our blog and find links to shop Palestinian dates from trusted brands!

24/01/2025

A few days ago, an old friend commented on how projects that mean job creation and income generation have become emergency issues here in Palestine. In the West Bank, many Palestinians relied on Israeli military permits to allow them to access work in the Israeli controlled areas, including Jerusalem. For nearly a year and a half, those permits have been categorically denied, meaning many women have been forced to carry the burden of income generation for their entire family.

That’s why we started Manjel Ma’qoud, a women’s tatreez project that supported 80 women throughout 2024. Check out our new guitar straps and other Palestinian tatreez crafts that generate income for fair trade women artisans and help us continue to celebrate and share Palestinian cultural heritage.

Visit our shop today for international shipping and free US shipping.

20/01/2025

Palestinian culture is rich with symbols of resilience, hope, and freedom. These symbols, deeply woven into our art, traditions, and everyday life, carry stories of resistance and liberation. Let’s take a closer look at five iconic symbols that hold a special place in our hearts—and in our art poster collection at Handmade Palestine.

Read more on our blog.

21/11/2024

Unique, hand carved nativities from artisans in the historic olive wood industry in Bethlehem. This gorgeous nativity from an olive trunk is hand crafted by people who take great pride in their artistic designs and skills,passed down from their forefathers. Add a unique holiday decoration to your home this year, or send someone an incredible gift, and in doing so you will support artisans in Palestine.

Shop our holiday collection and find one of a kind gifts from our incredibly talented artisans!

19/11/2024