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A Palestinian voice · Rooted in evidence

Clear answers about Palestine — anchored in sources you can trace.

A memory that never dies

Handala is an open, citation-first AI companion—designed to guide you through Palestinian history, geography, and culture with clarity, not noise.

Handala — the Palestinian witness

Why Handala

Thoughtful, measured, and grounded in evidence — never in slogans.

Citation-first

Curated corpus

Bilingual by design

Quiet by intention

How it works

Every answer draws from a carefully curated body of books, articles, and primary sources.

  1. 01

    Ask freely

    In Arabic, English, or both—Handala meets your voice where it is.

  2. 02

    Search the corpus

    Intelligent retrieval surfaces the most relevant passages.

  3. 03

    Answer with sources

    Clear [n] markers connect each claim to verifiable references.

  4. 04

    Acknowledge limits

    When evidence is scarce, the answer says so—and invites deeper inquiry.

Signals you can trust

Each answer carries visible markers of credibility—evidence-based tags, expandable source references, and a clear "general knowledge" label when needed.

Evidence-basedFrom general knowledge

From context: By the end of 1948, more than 750,000 Palestinians had been displaced and at least 531 villages depopulated [3].
From general knowledge: The displacement is referred to in Arabic as the Nakba.

Sources

[3] The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine — Ilan Pappé