A Tale
A Tale
kaffiyeh economics
The kaffiyeh may remain a symbol of Palestinian solidarity and has become a fashion accessory from New York to Tokyo, but its sole surviving Palestinian manufacturer has cut production to a fraction of capacity and is in danger of closing. ...
Over the years, Mr. Hirbawi has taken mass orders destined for masked gunmen and political parties as well as souvenir shops ...
Ironically, his factory has become a victim of the very cause its product is identified with. With the signing of the Oslo peace accords in 1993 came the beginnings of an independent Palestinian economy and trade with the outside world, and before long, souvenir shops were selling scarves made not in the occupied territories, but from factories elsewhere — mainly China...
[black and white is associated with Arafat’s Fatah--
red and white is linked to the Islamist Hamas]
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