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From a traditional headdress to a political symbol, it has transcended use Palestinian scarf Solidarity with Palestineto become a title for the struggle in the world, and with the Israeli war on GazaWith the return of the Palestinian cause to the forefront of events, the keffiyeh returned to adorn the necks of a new generation of supporters of the cause.
The keffiyeh is prominently present in demonstrations in support of the Palestinian cause and its people in Western countries, where this scarf has become, in the eyes of many, a symbol of resistance and a revolutionary slogan against injustice and violations, represented by what the Israeli occupation is committing in Palestine in general, and the Gaza Strip in particular.
For Palestinians, the keffiyeh is considered the unofficial flag of their country, but with the Israeli war on Gaza it took on another dimension. Demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people resulted in widespread admiration for this scarf, which led to a huge jump in its sales, to the point that it ran out of stock from a number of its sellers in Western capitals. .
Fox Bob – a Frenchman who sympathizes with Palestine – said after the failure of his efforts to find a keffiyeh in one of the shops, “I thought I would find it here, but unfortunately I was disappointed… I will come back again or I will look for it in another shop. The keffiyeh has become an important symbol,” while the shop owner said The Palestinian keffiyeh ran out in a short time.
During the pro-Palestine marches in the West, it has become common to see vendors displaying various types of Palestinian heritage, but there was no trace of the keffiyehs after they ran out.
In this context, Sanak Nikola Shahshahani, a pro-Palestine activist, says, “We have contacts with a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, and I hope that we will get keffiyehs from them quickly, because all the people are asking for them…they are a symbol of Palestinian resistance.”
