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2025-03-02 16:56:05 UTC - HELPFUL
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NNN The origin of the keffiye has little to do with its current political meaning. The US is not a country where it is a tradition to wear the keffiye, but it is worn as a political statement to support Palestine, Fatah and Hamas and their fight against Israel. https://www.npr.org/2023/12/06/1216150515/keffiyeh-hamas-palestinians-israel-gaza https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinian-keffiyeh-scarves-controversial-symbol-solidarity-2023-12-14/ https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/once-controversial-the-keffiyeh-now-a-symbol-of-solidarity-for-palestinians-in-halifax-100955654 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/style/kaffiyeh-palestine-israel-hamas-war.html https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377507974_Keffiyeh_trend_on_social_media_as_a_form_of_solidarity_for_Palestine https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/28/style/style-palestinian-keffiyeh-explained/index.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/5/us-sales-of-palestinian-keffiyehs-soar-even-as-wearers-targeted
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