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i don't know if anyone has noticed... but a lot of hipsters seem to be sporting the keffiyah theses days. its getting pretty popular with people like lil' wayne, cameron diaz, and david beckham wearin them all over the place. now i know they look pretty cool and i have been known to dawn one once in a while... until i found out what exactly they meant. i probably sound entirely ignorant to those of you who have been in the know for a long time, but it wasn't until recently that i discovered that the keffiyah is a symnbol of Palestinian solidarity. i dont know about anyone else, but i happen to fall on the Zionist side of things when it comes to the Isreali-Palestinian conflict and by wearing a keffiyah i effectively contradicted my beliefs with my fashion. never a good thing to do. so in solidarity with my Jewish friends, and with the utmost respect to my Arab and Muslim friends, i retire my keffiyahs to the back of my sock drawer. never to be worn again.