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Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir

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Newest development Dec 11, 2024 · 2 reportsVatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve

In the wake of global controversy over a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican showing the infant Jesus resting upon a Palestinian keffiyeh, widely seen as a pro-Palestinian statement, that set has now been removed.

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  1. Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir

    Headline from Crux ·

  2. Newest

    Vatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

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  1. Breitbart News

    Vatican Nativity Scene Features Baby Jesus on Palestinian Scarf (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Pope Francis presided over the unveiling of a nativity scene in the Vatican featuring a baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf used as a national symbol.

  2. PJ Media

    Vatican Unveils Palestinian Nativity with Jesus on Keffiyeh (opens PJ Media)

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  3. America Magazine

    Vatican’s keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears—at least until Christmas Eve (opens America Magazine)

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    America Magazine's feed description

    The Nativity scene generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf that has become a potent symbol of the Palestinian cause.

  4. Crux

    Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir (opens Crux)

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    Crux's feed description

    In the wake of global controversy over a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican showing the infant Jesus resting upon a Palestinian keffiyeh, widely seen as a pro-Palestinian statement, that set has now been removed.

  5. Local News 8

    Vatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh-draped manger holding the infant Jesus.

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