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.

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    4 days ago

    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?

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      4 days ago

      They didn’t ban the clothing but somebody wearing it as a political protest against the primary victim of a memorial.

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        You’re conflating Jews and Israel, which is not ok. But the question remains the same.