This is the Forward’s coverage of the kaffiyeh (alternatively transliterated as keffiyeh or other spellings), a traditional headscarf that has become a symbol of support for Palestinians.
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian activists are banned from Buchenwald, where survivors vowed to fight for peace
An oath made by 21,000 survivors of the Nazi camp has been reinterpreted ever since it was uttered
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Fast Forward German anti-Zionist group’s plan to protest at Buchenwald memorial over kaffiyeh ban sparks outrage
The group “Kufiyas in Buchenwald” is set to protest in a city near the Nazi concentration camp
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Opinion Displaying baby Jesus in a kaffiyeh is antisemitic
Manger displays depicting Jesus as Palestinian — including the Vatican's — erase Jewish history in the Holy Land
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Fast Forward ‘A sense of wariness’ for many Jews when they see keffiyehs in public
Many Jews say they experience the garment as an unmistakable sign of the wearer’s antipathy toward Israel and anyone who supports it
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Fast Forward Norwegian street artist defends mural of Anne Frank in a keffiyeh
The European Jewish Congress had denounced the mural, meant as a statement against the Gaza war, as “a gross distortion of history.”
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Culture What happens when pro-Palestinian symbols become fast fashion?
Kaffiyeh-print everything is now available, drop-shipped to your door for low, low prices
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Opinion Kaffiyehs are cool again: Meet the Coachella star, Elyanna, shaking our views of Palestinian culture
What happens when a pop star from Nazareth becomes the face of her people?
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Fast Forward Jewish South African Student’s Kaffiyeh Facebook Post Causes Outrage
A Facebook picture of a South African Jewish high school student wearing a traditional Palestinian scarf has triggered outrage and a petition calling for his removal from an honorary position, as well as a dueling petition in his defense. Joshua Broomberg, deputy head boy of the King David Victory Park High School, a Jewish day…
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