Wrapping baby Jesus in a keffiyeh in nativity scenes erases Jewish history in the holy land and is antisemitic ...

For many, the keffiyeh represents more than a cultural artifact; it has become a political symbol fraught with associations ...

Even Pope Francis has drawn criticism for inaugurating a Vatican nativity with baby Jesus wrapped in the scarf that has become a symbol of pro-Palestine activism.

The keffiyeh, a symbol of Palestinian resistance, sparked controversy and criticism, though some celebrated it as a poignant statement about the current crisis in Gaza. While the baby Jesus figure ...

One of the Vatican’s Nativity scenes raised eyebrows when it was unveiled because it featured a keffiyeh, the Palestinian ...

The disappearance of elements from the Vatican nativity scene raises questions about the representation of faith.

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican ’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled December 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf ...

A Nativity Scene in Bethlehem with Baby Jesus' crib draped in a Palestinian kaffiyeh, displayed at the Vatican.

This lie has such ignoble origins, malicious motives and fraudulent ends that it cannot be tolerated at any time or in any ...

This year, the Nativity scenes were made by Bethlehem-based artisans. Representatives of the Palestinian Embassy to the Holy ...

Bethlehem artists' Christmas display in St. Peter's Square features Palestinian symbolism amid Pope Francis' calls for peace ...

Pope Francis inaugurated a Nativity scene crafted in Bethlehem at the Vatican. Before his arrival, a member of a Palestinian delegation draped the manger with a black-and-white scarf, the keffiyeh, a ...