![A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar'ah/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Making-wooden-footwear-in-Nablus-250919_SHJ_00-14.jpg?fit=920%2C613&ssl=1)
![A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar'ah/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Making-wooden-footwear-in-Nablus-250919_SHJ_00-6.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69, works on wood to makes the Sabot \"wooden shoes\"")
Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar'ah/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Making-wooden-footwear-in-Nablus-250919_SHJ_00-11.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69, works on wood to makes the Sabot \"wooden shoes\"")
A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar'ah/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Making-wooden-footwear-in-Nablus-250919_SHJ_00-13.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69, works on wood to makes the Sabot \"wooden shoes\"")
Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar'ah/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Making-wooden-footwear-in-Nablus-250919_SHJ_00-7.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69, works on wood to makes the Sabot \"wooden shoes\"")
Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]
![A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar'ah/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Making-wooden-footwear-in-Nablus-250919_SHJ_00-14.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "A Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69, works on wood to makes the Sabot \"wooden shoes\"")
Palestinian man Waleed Khudair, 69 crafts wooden shoes at his workshop in the West Bank city of Nablus, on 25 September 2019 [Shadi Jarar’ah/Apaimages]