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Anti-Zionism is the new costume party.

JL;DR SUMMARY Ido Singer's essay examines the phenomenon of performative activism, using the heightened popularity of the keffiyeh in recent anti-Zionist protests as a case study. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Social MediaIdentity PoliticsMiddle East ConflictAnti ZionismPalestinian ProtestsKeffiyehGreta ThunbergPerformative AllyshipPerformative ActivismMoral Licensing

Places mentioned

Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
"The name keffiyeh itself derives from the Iraqi city of Kufa, located on the banks of the Euphrates River."
Israel
"More recently, it has been worn by Palestinians since the 1936 Arab Revolt against British rule in British Mandate Palestine."
New York, United States
"pre-packaged, downloadable, templated from Columbia University to Portland State University to Amsterdam to Melbourne."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"pre-packaged, downloadable, templated from Columbia University to Portland State University to Amsterdam to Melbourne."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"pre-packaged, downloadable, templated from Columbia University to Portland State University to Amsterdam to Melbourne."
Sweden
"Thunberg was detained, deported, and flew home to Sweden."

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