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Vatican’s Palestinian Nativity scene raises eyebrows – and then disappears

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Vatican’s keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh-draped manger holding the infant Jesus. The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pope Francis Unveils Christmas Nativity With Baby Jesus Atop A Keffiyeh

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Pope Francis made a plea for peace while unveiling a nativity featuring baby Jesus nestled in a keffiyeh in Vatican City on Saturday. The pontiff declared “Enough wars, enough violence!” while receiving a delegation of representatives from the Palestinian groups that organized the project by Bethlehem-based artists Johny Andonia and Faten Nastas Mitwasi, Vatican News reported. Part …

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1 month, 1 week ago

In Amsterdam, clashes trigger a divisive blame game as old wounds reopen

Al Jazeera

Violence that marred a football match between Israeli and Dutch teams has scarred the diverse city now searching for healing. “What makes me angry is that they come, act in the most violent and racist ways, and then leave us to clean up their mess,” she said of the Israeli football club fans involved in last week’s violence. ‘This was …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

PSG under investigation by government after fans fly ‘Free Palestine’ tifo

The Telegraph

Paris St-Germain will escape punishment from Uefa after their fans held up a “Free Palestine” banner spanning almost an entire stand before their Champions League defeat by Atlético Madrid. Bruno Retailleau, the French interior minister, said he would not rule out seeking sanctions against the Qatar-owned club over the giant “tifo”, or large banner, in which the “i” of Palestine …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hospital trust vows to investigate nurse photographed in her scrubs at pro Palestine demonstration where she appeared to join in chants

Daily Mail

By NICOLE LAMPERT An NHS hospital trust has vowed to investigate a nurse after she was photographed wearing her pink scrubs at a pro-Palestine demonstration. Ms Forsythe was photographed at the latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London last Saturday wearing a pink nurse's uniform, an NHS lanyard hanging on a Palestine thread, a Palestine keffiyeh and multiple 'free Palestine' badges. Jo …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

The best things to do in Luxor, Egypt

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

School bans Israeli flag and yellow ribbon hostage tributes - but says Palestinian keffiyehs are fine

Daily Mail

A New Jersey high school has been accused of 'blatant anti-Semitism' for banning yellow ribbons in honor of the Israeli hostages while allowing the keffiyeh to be displayed. Wednesday's incident at Fair Lawn High School in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, saw a Jewish Student Union club table at a fair ordered to remove the ribbons. The school's Muslim club table …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Justin Bieber appears to don a keffiyeh behind the wheel of his Cybertruck after Chateau Marmont visit... as he's 'stressed' over Diddy allegations

Daily Mail

Justin Bieber was spotted leaving the storied Chateau Marmont over the weekend in Los Angeles. Justin Bieber was spotted leaving the storied Chateau Marmont over the weekend in Los Angeles However, of the 41,788 people reportedly killed, almost 16,500 were children. The new father, who welcomed son Jack Blues with wife Hailey Bieber in August, sported a scruffy beard and …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawyer for keffiyeh-wearing, pro-Palestinian protester questions arrest under local face mask ban

Associated Press

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A lawyer for a pro-Palestinian protester charged with violating a New York county’s face mask ban for wearing a keffiyeh scarf questioned Wednesday whether his client’s arrest was justified. Xavier Roa was merely exercising his constitutionally protected free speech rights as he led others in protest chants last month outside Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, an orthodox synagogue …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pulitzer Winning Author Jhumpa Lahiri Rejects Isamu Noguchi Award In Protest Over Ban On Palestinian Scarves

News 18

Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity, following an updated dress code. “Jhumpa Lahiri has chosen to withdraw her acceptance of the 2024 Isamu Noguchi Award in response to our updated dress code policy,” the …

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3 months ago

Government documents reveal ASIO checked all Palestinian visa holders in March — testing Coalition's lax security claims

ABC

Australia's spy agency was given a list of every Palestinian visa holder in March for security checks, government documents have revealed, testing claims by the Coalition that refugees from Gaza are not being properly vetted. Government papers tabled in the Senate on Friday detail the checks Palestinian visa holders have been subject to, following an influx of applications amid the …

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3 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protester wearing keffiyeh charged with violating New York county’s face mask ban

Associated Press

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — A pro-Palestinian protester wearing a keffiyeh scarf has been charged with violating a suburban New York City county’s new law banning face masks in public, reviving fears from opponents that the statute is being used to diminish free speech rights. Nassau County Police Department spokesperson Scott Skrynecki said Thursday that officers questioned the man because he …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

University student who yelled ‘Free Palestine’ reportedly deported as UAE weighs Israel-Hamas war

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel ‘Palestine’ missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at hypersonic speeds. That’s a key concern for the Houthis as their missile launch sites have been repeatedly targeted by U.S. and allied forces in recent months over the …

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7 months ago

Cannes 2024: Bella Hadid wears Keffiyeh dress during Cannes Film Festival, says 'Free Palestine Forever'

Hindustan Times

Cannes 2024: Bella Hadid honoured her Palestinian heritage at the Cannes Film Festival using fashion as a medium. Cannes 2024: Bella Hadid wears a Keffiyeh dress during the Cannes film Festival. Bella Hadid wears a Keffiyeh dress at Cannes: What is a Keffiyeh? By wearing the dress, Bella, who has been vocal about her support for Palestine and has been …

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7 months ago

Bella Hadid stuns in a plunging black evening gown at the premiere of L'Amour Ouf during the Cannes Film Festival - hours after showing her support for war-torn Palestine with a Keffiyeh-fashioned dre

Daily Mail

As the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival enters its final stages the red carpet once again transformed into a makeshift catwalk for the premiere of L'Amour Ouf on Thursday evening. As the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival enters its final stages the red carpet once again transformed into a makeshift catwalk for the premiere of L'Amour Ouf on Thursday evening, …

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7 months ago

Bella Hadid shows her support for her homeland Palestine as she wears a dress fashioned from a Keffiyeh while out during Cannes Film Festival

Daily Mail

Bella Hadid made a statement of support for Palestine amid the Israel-Gaza conflict as she stepped out wearing a dress fashioned from a Keffiyeh. Bella Hadid made a statement of support for Palestine amid the Israel-Gaza conflict as she stepped out wearing a dress fashioned from a Keffiyeh Outside of the Middle East and North Africa, the Keffiyeh first gained …

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7 months ago

Biden tells Morehouse graduates he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza

LA Times

President Joe Biden on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. “I support peaceful nonviolent protest,” he told students, some of whom wore keffiyeh scarves around their shoulders on top of their black graduation robes. “Your voices …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Watch: Jerry Seinfeld Speech At Duke University Prompts Walkout Protesting His Support For Israel

News 18

Several students staged a walkout of Duke University’s commencement on Sunday as some chanted “free Palestine” to protest its guest speaker, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who has supported Israel throughout the war in Gaza. Probably around 200 walk out of Duke University Commencement as Jerry Seinfeld is introduced ahead of being awarded an honorary degree and serving as commencement speaker.Some non-graduating …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Queers for Palestine protesters arrested after blocking exit to Florida's Disney World, chanting ‘free Palestine’

Hindustan Times

A group of anti-Israel protesters from a Florida chapter of Queers for Palestine were seen blocking access to Walt Disney World before being quickly arrested on Saturday, May 11. Queers for Palestine protesters arrested after blocking exit to Florida's Disney World The small crew, wearing keffiyeh, blocked the Disney exit of Interstate 4 in Orlando using their vehicles. The group …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Eurovision 2024: List of statements and outbursts on politically charged song contest

The Independent

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Eurovision organisers rebuke Swedish singer wearing Palestinian scarf onstage

The Independent

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow

Associated Press

MALMO, Sweden — Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden, with the war in Gaza casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza. They include Croatian singer-songwriter Baby Lasagna, whose infectious electro number “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” is the current favorite to win, and Ukrainian duo alyona alyona and Jerry Heil, flying the flag for …

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Vatican’s Palestinian Nativity scene raises eyebrows – and then disappears

Vatican’s keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve

Pope Francis Unveils Christmas Nativity With Baby Jesus Atop A Keffiyeh

In Amsterdam, clashes trigger a divisive blame game as old wounds reopen

PSG under investigation by government after fans fly ‘Free Palestine’ tifo

Hospital trust vows to investigate nurse photographed in her scrubs at pro Palestine demonstration where she appeared to join in chants

The best things to do in Luxor, Egypt

School bans Israeli flag and yellow ribbon hostage tributes - but says Palestinian keffiyehs are fine

Justin Bieber appears to don a keffiyeh behind the wheel of his Cybertruck after Chateau Marmont visit... as he's 'stressed' over Diddy allegations

Lawyer for keffiyeh-wearing, pro-Palestinian protester questions arrest under local face mask ban

Pulitzer Winning Author Jhumpa Lahiri Rejects Isamu Noguchi Award In Protest Over Ban On Palestinian Scarves

Government documents reveal ASIO checked all Palestinian visa holders in March — testing Coalition's lax security claims

Pro-Palestinian protester wearing keffiyeh charged with violating New York county’s face mask ban

University student who yelled ‘Free Palestine’ reportedly deported as UAE weighs Israel-Hamas war

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel ‘Palestine’ missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic

Cannes 2024: Bella Hadid wears Keffiyeh dress during Cannes Film Festival, says 'Free Palestine Forever'

Bella Hadid stuns in a plunging black evening gown at the premiere of L'Amour Ouf during the Cannes Film Festival - hours after showing her support for war-torn Palestine with a Keffiyeh-fashioned dre

Bella Hadid shows her support for her homeland Palestine as she wears a dress fashioned from a Keffiyeh while out during Cannes Film Festival

Biden tells Morehouse graduates he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza

Watch: Jerry Seinfeld Speech At Duke University Prompts Walkout Protesting His Support For Israel

Queers for Palestine protesters arrested after blocking exit to Florida's Disney World, chanting ‘free Palestine’

Eurovision 2024: List of statements and outbursts on politically charged song contest

Eurovision organisers rebuke Swedish singer wearing Palestinian scarf onstage

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests as the war in Gaza casts a shadow