Exhibition sheds light on history of Palestinian heritage, handicrafts

Exhibition sheds light on history of Palestinian heritage, handicrafts

KUWAIT: The Palestinian Culture Center, in cooperation with the Palestinian Embassy in Kuwait, inaugurated the 55th Palestinian heritage exhibition at Kuwait Graduates Society. Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub said this annual exhibition, which is held twice a year, aims to shed light on Palestinian heritage and handicrafts, which are the main part of the Palestinian identity.

“Due to the situation that Palestine is going through, from permanent attempts by the (Zionist) occupation to steal Palestinian heritage, we display our handcrafts and products regularly in all countries of the world to explain the history of Palestinian heritage, which is thousands of years older than the occupation,” he said.

Tahboub praised the efforts of Palestinian and Kuwaiti volunteers who are standing side by side in the exhibition. “The Kuwaiti position towards the Palestinian cause is a 100 years old. Kuwait has been supporting Palestinian people, even before 1936, before the arrival of the first waves of Palestinian teachers to Kuwait,” he said. “There has been great support from the Kuwaiti people for the Palestinian people since the early twenties of the last century. For decades, Kuwait has provided support to the Palestinian people without any political agenda.”

The Palestinian ambassador revealed that the Palestinian