This week saw the Ontario legislature endure a miniature storm of controversy over its new ban on the wearing of keffiyeh. Palestinian terrorist leader Yasser Arafat <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;popularized the wearing&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rahim-mohamed-wearing-the-keffiyeh-honours-yasser-arafats-legacy-of-terrorism&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rahim-mohamed-wearing-the-keffiyeh-honours-yasser-arafats-legacy-of-terrorism" target="_blank">popularized the wearing</a> of the scarf as a Palestinian symbol, and it has been ubiquitous at the hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrations that have hit Canada since the October 7 massacres in Southern Israel.

'The keffiyeh kiddies really seem to hate this one particular thing. They never mention it by name, but it’s literally all they talk about.'{ai:summary}A ban on keffiyeh in Ontario sparks political tensions tied to anti-Israel sentiment. #politicsThe Palestinian symbol has caused a stir in Canada, igniting debates amid protests. #society

'I have a feeling I’m being used as a terror symbol': Inside the thoughts of a keffiyeh

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