(RNS) — The appearance of a keffiyeh on a Palestinian-made nativity ... wanted the work to represent the artistry and heritage of Palestine. The three figures of the baby Jesus with Mary and ...

as he walked on to stage wearing a keffiyeh to express his solidarity with Palestine. Ablaz Mohammed Schemnad was handed over his certificate – for his MA in development studies – after he ...

noted the significance of the Jesus figure being wrapped in a keffiyeh. During the encounter with the Christmas donors, Francis again referred to the “martyred Palestine” and, noting the ...

in which the “i” of Palestine was shaped like a map of Israel in the colours of a Palestinian scarf called a keffiyeh. Any picture of the map of Israel overlaid with Palestinian imagery is ...