An ancient soap-making tradition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. NPR visits one of the oldest soap factories in the city of Nablus.

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Then the soap is sliced in this machine, revealing its designs. Nablus Soap Company is one of the last factories making olive-oil soap in the West Bank. It follows a centuries-old Palestinian ...