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Displaying baby Jesus in a kaffiyeh is antisemitic

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin argues that the depiction of baby Jesus in a keffiyeh, intended as a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, carries antisemitic implications. 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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Jewish IdentityGazaPalestineJesusJewish Christian RelationsSecond Vatican CouncilSupersessionismKaffiyehTheological AntisemitismDeicide

Places mentioned

Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories
"The Nativity scene shows baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh and placed in a rubble to show solidarity with the people of Gaza on Dec. 24, 2023 in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, West Bank."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"symbolizing the mass destruction in Gaza and the gulf between the coming birthday of the Prince of Peace and the lack thereof."

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