I agree, showing solidarity with the Palestinian cause, especially in the West is extremely important. This scarf symbolises justice and freedom against Zionism, which is by design, a racist and abhorrent colonial settlor ideology. It’s not an expression against Jews, but rather, a stand against Zionist state terror and apartheid - it’s the least we can do as we watch this Zionist regime commit a genocide and mass murder in Gaza - unfolding on our television screens
You are a brainwashed moron! The islamists are going to come for you some day. Supporting civilian cold blood killers. You have mental problems, wake up!
The keffiyeh is a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians in their fight against Israel. So calling it a cultural garment gives the idea that Palestinian culture is based on being against Israel. Understandably, it is a very offensive garment to Israelis and much of the Jewish community because it is literally worn to symbolize being AGAINST their existence in their ancestral homeland. This type of rhetoric is what fuelled October 7th. Instead of dividing people with garments, we should be working together, helping people live peacefully in the land TOGETHER. You talk about your safety when wearing a keffiyeh, as a Jew I feel unsafe when I see someone wearing one because it literally symbolizes being against my people being in their ancestral homeland. I feel unsafe wearing Jewish symbols as necklaces symbolizing MY RELIGION.
I appreciate your solidarity, but I have to say that referring to it as 'my keffiyeh' throughout your piece feels uncomfortable. The keffiyeh isn't yours - it's ours. It belongs to Palestinian culture and identity. While I understand you wear it in support, the language of ownership over our cultural symbol doesn't sit right with many Palestinians. You can wear it in solidarity without claiming it as yours. Just like you wouldn’t like someone wearing something that your culture identifies with. Repeatedly calling it "my keffiyeh" and adding it to "my wardrobe" treats a Palestinian cultural symbol as your personal possession. You actively encouraging others to wear it - essentially giving permission for people to adopt Palestinian symbols - is particularly problematic because it removes Palestinian agency from decisions about their own culture.
U are a sick twisted brainwashed bitch. That scarf is a terrorist scarf worn by religious extremist terrorists who murder civilians sitting on school buses and in cafes for "Allah". Not military targets, civilians intentionally murdered including hundreds of Americans murdered by these islamic thugs for decades. There is nothing "resistance" about it. Gosh you are naive and STUPID. The same islamic nutjobs who blew up the world trade center or beat women in the streets in Gaza and throw gays off buildings. The Palestinians dont exist. They are arabs. It is NOT an ethnicity, it is a made up people by Arafat. Any idiot can go to old TV broadcasts from the 70s when no one even know what a Palestinian is. And they are not from that homeland, that is why they speak ARABIC because they invaded from Arabia. They have no history! They are just a bunch of stupid arabs! Gosh you young people are stupid as dirt, supporting terrorism and sickos like Bin Laden. Dumb dumb dumb. Those innocent Gazas who sawed off the head of a Thai farmer and locked up Filipinos in dungeons who were not even Israeli. You are a mental case!
I agree, showing solidarity with the Palestinian cause, especially in the West is extremely important. This scarf symbolises justice and freedom against Zionism, which is by design, a racist and abhorrent colonial settlor ideology. It’s not an expression against Jews, but rather, a stand against Zionist state terror and apartheid - it’s the least we can do as we watch this Zionist regime commit a genocide and mass murder in Gaza - unfolding on our television screens
Thank you for taking the time to share this comment and your solidarity, Kash!
You are a brainwashed moron! The islamists are going to come for you some day. Supporting civilian cold blood killers. You have mental problems, wake up!
The keffiyeh is a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians in their fight against Israel. So calling it a cultural garment gives the idea that Palestinian culture is based on being against Israel. Understandably, it is a very offensive garment to Israelis and much of the Jewish community because it is literally worn to symbolize being AGAINST their existence in their ancestral homeland. This type of rhetoric is what fuelled October 7th. Instead of dividing people with garments, we should be working together, helping people live peacefully in the land TOGETHER. You talk about your safety when wearing a keffiyeh, as a Jew I feel unsafe when I see someone wearing one because it literally symbolizes being against my people being in their ancestral homeland. I feel unsafe wearing Jewish symbols as necklaces symbolizing MY RELIGION.
I appreciate your solidarity, but I have to say that referring to it as 'my keffiyeh' throughout your piece feels uncomfortable. The keffiyeh isn't yours - it's ours. It belongs to Palestinian culture and identity. While I understand you wear it in support, the language of ownership over our cultural symbol doesn't sit right with many Palestinians. You can wear it in solidarity without claiming it as yours. Just like you wouldn’t like someone wearing something that your culture identifies with. Repeatedly calling it "my keffiyeh" and adding it to "my wardrobe" treats a Palestinian cultural symbol as your personal possession. You actively encouraging others to wear it - essentially giving permission for people to adopt Palestinian symbols - is particularly problematic because it removes Palestinian agency from decisions about their own culture.
U are a sick twisted brainwashed bitch. That scarf is a terrorist scarf worn by religious extremist terrorists who murder civilians sitting on school buses and in cafes for "Allah". Not military targets, civilians intentionally murdered including hundreds of Americans murdered by these islamic thugs for decades. There is nothing "resistance" about it. Gosh you are naive and STUPID. The same islamic nutjobs who blew up the world trade center or beat women in the streets in Gaza and throw gays off buildings. The Palestinians dont exist. They are arabs. It is NOT an ethnicity, it is a made up people by Arafat. Any idiot can go to old TV broadcasts from the 70s when no one even know what a Palestinian is. And they are not from that homeland, that is why they speak ARABIC because they invaded from Arabia. They have no history! They are just a bunch of stupid arabs! Gosh you young people are stupid as dirt, supporting terrorism and sickos like Bin Laden. Dumb dumb dumb. Those innocent Gazas who sawed off the head of a Thai farmer and locked up Filipinos in dungeons who were not even Israeli. You are a mental case!