FUFB from LGF

photo from HonestReporting's biography of Yassir Arafat

Under the heading, Marketing "Peace" to the Clueless, Charles Johnson at LGF tells us that

The Palestinian kaffiyeh, symbol of the intifada and decades of violence and terrorism, is being marketed by Urban Outfitters as an “Anti-War Woven Scarf.”

FUFB.

... but maybe not so much, when you consider ...

Democrat Howard Dean

Nicholas Berg's father, Michael Berg, with Cindy Sheehan

Levis store, 14 St. Manhattan

anti-Israel demonstrator - Vancouver

Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

University of Pennsylvania student with president of the university, Amy Gutmann

anti-Israel demonstrator, Sofia Bulgaria

Fellowship of Reconciliation 2004:

"Apologies for the violence we have caused"

Jeff Jacoby, May 2002:

The next time you see a picture of Yasser Arafat, take a look at his keffiyeh, the black-and-white headdress he never appears without. He wears it in an unusual style, carefully folded so that it comes to a peak at the top, drapes down over his left shoulder, then tapers to a point at the bottom.

Arafat's oddly-arranged keffiyeh is meant to resemble the map of "Palestine" -- the Arab state whose creation is his all-consuming goal. It is an emphatic symbol: Without uttering a word, Arafat conveys to everyone who sees him that Palestine is always on his mind.

But look again. The shape of Arafat's keffiyeh doesn't correspond with Palestine at all -- not if Palestine means the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the territories Israel took from Jordan and Egypt during the Six-Day War. What it resembles is the map of Israel -- the whole of Israel, from the northern peak of the Galilee, down along the Mediterranean coast, and from there to the southern tip at Eilat.

In short, the Palestine that is always on Arafat's mind is not an Arab state that coexists with Israel, but an Arab state that takes the place of Israel. The message conveyed by his keffiyeh is indeed emphatic:

It is a message of war without end.

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Comments

[Yidwithlid]

Yael. in the picture of arafat and saddam. Knowing now what we know about Yassir, do you think Sadaam enjoyed the embrace as much as sadaam?

[yonaton]

B"H Thanks for putting these all in one place. Oh, and Yidwithlid, I believe the answer is probably "yes." At least, knowing Arabs, it's a good bet. And, how's this for odd? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/67702918_4f7bef748b.jpg?v=0 (Too much Mashuggah in his Kaffieh, maybe?) That and more can be found with and image search on "Kaffiyeh." ....like this poignant illustration of the Kaffieh's connection with "peace" http://www.danegerus.com/weblog/Comments.asp?svComment=5413