Anyway if Palestine is so important to Arabs why did they allow Arab Palestine to be re-named Jordan?

The meaning of the term Palestinian is not in refrence to Arabs nor are Palestinians an ethnic group, There are plenty of Jews who were born in former Palestine and can claim to be Palestinian as there are plently of Arabs born in Israel today who are Israelis.

The Khaffiya in Black and red are both distinct and have different designs to the Jewish version which is clearly a Magen David design with 2 stripes like the Israeli flag in blue and white. I dont hear any critisism from The Anti Israel brigade or accusations of ” stealing heratage of the so called ” Fashion” Khaffiyas that have been produced in all sorts of garish colours and include Skulls or other unrelated images with no meaning that are ubundently available in every street market accross the Western World.

You may as well accuse the Arabs of knoking off the Jewish traditional “Talit” scarf, it pre dates the Khafiyya and is basically indentical with fringe and tassels only bigger in size white with black stripes that once were to indentify what tribe the wearer was related to.

Today it is used mostly in prayer ritual but in past times it was used by Jewish herdsmen to keep them warm at night similar to Beduin traditional dress.

The Smaller Tzitzit is another traditional piece of Jewish clothing which like the Talit has a fringe and tassel and is worn over the head with the same black stripes.

It amzes me that people still try to sell the idea that Jews are Europeans who have planted themselves on other peoples land, when in fact they are a Semitic people who after years of Exile have returned to their native land and there has always been a Jewish population in the Area well before the Arab invasion and occupation.

Please get used to the idea as the Jews are now back home to stay and it looks like Jewish Khaffiyas will be gaining more popularity as they represent a fact of Jewish Middle eastern heratage!

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Well said Matt.

You make some great points; however, your tone is generally whiny and victim-like. I live in Brooklyn and see Jewish American Princesses (JAPs)-turned-hipsters wearing the kaffiyeh everyday. Just look at the main demographic of people wearing these scarves…they aren’t today’s next oppressors…they are graphic designers, baristas, and high school students. Your swastika example doesn’t quite add up. Symbols have different meanings within specific cultural contexts. For example, the “swastik” is still a beloved symbol throughout India despite its more recent Nazi incarnation as a symbol of oppression and genocide. That being said…wearing a kaffiyeh in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is seen as “trendy” or “hip” even though it may have a different meaning on the streets of Jerusalem.

I really ought to give you a round of applause. Your ignorance and insensitivity are impressive considering how “sensitive” we are all assumed to be these days. You try to rationalize and disguise it with your long-winded and informational points, but your sheer insensitivity to real painful issues to Jewish people is amazing. Let me demonstrate:

1. “supporting the Palestinian struggle for basic human rights”
–So you think blowing up innocent children is a valid method of “struggling for basic human rights?”

2. “your view is not the only view”
—Just because someone is offended by something and you are not, does not mean that they should shut up and take it. In doing so, they ignore and invalidate the real hurt that was done to them or their people.

3. “I recently noticed people wearing the scarf as a fashion statement and it was exciting to me.”
—The fact that excitement was your first response, demonstrates your ignorance and insensitivity. I know the origin of the scarves (that they were not created in an effort to be antisemitic). I know that they are traditional in the Arab world. HOWEVER, they have become increasingly visible in Palestinian and other terrorist groups as a symbol of war against Jews and Israel. They are often worn by individuals who advocate a second Holocaust. How can you deny the the impact on Jewish people caused by individuals wearing the scarves despite what they have clearly come to be associated with: antisemitism.

4. “To me this scarf represents a few things:”
—Again,you are ignoring and invalidating the struggles and the pain felt by many Jewish people. Apparently, you do not think it is important that people feel pain as a result of this. Are you familiar with the effect of oppression on the psychosocial development of a minority group? I assume not. You probably feel that if anyone is hurt by seeing the scarf, it is their own fault. If so, you are blaming the victim. I wonder if you are aware of what the “blame the victim” mentality does to further oppression.

5. The scarf represents “…resistance against inhumane exploitation of all people of the world, resistance against occupation and anti-war…killing is not the answer.”
—Again, you ignore the pain and suffering of Jewish people, when you have the nerve to say that the scarf represents those things. Even if you don’t agree with Isreal’s actions (WHICH I DO NOT), how can you say such accusatory things. Clearly you are talking about your view of the wrongs done to Palestine. I don’t hold it against you that you feel that way. HOWEVER, it is patently insensitive and insidious to talk about those views without acknowledging the struggle and pain of Jews as well. Are you trying to convey that you do not think they are suffering? Or maybe you think they deserve it because Israel occupied Palestine.

6. “…if you see me wearing it…don’t let yourself hate me.”
—So you think people should not react to you wearing the scarf? What if your clothing bore an image of a different ancient cultural symbol? One that was originally a Buddhist sign of peace—The swastika was not antisemitic until the Nazis turned it into a symbol of their hateful mission. TAREK, maybe you should wear a swastika and walk around town thinking no-one should react to you.

FINALLY, I just want to make this clear: I am not a zionist and I’m only half Jewish. I think both parties have committed atrocities in the conflict in Israel. NEVERTHELESS, I cannot stand for someone blatantly ignoring an issue that is so painful, intense and important to so many people—It is flat out ignorant.

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