A German court has ruled that a Nazi concentration camp memorial has the right to refuse entry to those wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.
The higher administrative court in the eastern state of Thuringia on Wednesday rejected a request from a woman to be allowed entry to the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial while wearing a keffiyeh.
“It is unquestionable that this would endanger the sense of security of many Jews, especially at this site,” the court said.
Can I ban people from entering my store for wearing a cross, because it might upset some jewish customers and I feel that such an act is political, using this ruling?
A store is not a memorial and it ain’t just a scarf, but a political statement piece on the Jewish policies. You are allowed to ban people from your premises. They might fight back.
This is very much not a good faith comparison.
Litmus test: what would you say if the shoe was on the other foot. A kyfiyeh is a cultural clothing item. So is a kippah. Would it be acceptable to ban kippahs from a memorial about the Nakba or the Gaza genocide?
They didn’t ban the clothing but somebody wearing it as a political protest against the primary victim of a memorial.
You’re conflating Jews and Israel, which is not ok. But the question remains the same.