There’s the arafat scarf again: “The meaning is very different at a demonstration than during a walk in the woods” | Israel-Palestine conflict

The arafat scarf – a word in the ‘Dikke Van Dale’ since 2005 – is back on the front pages of newspapers. It was once a signal from left-wing students, but later fashion magazines, robbers and paratroopers took advantage of it. What should we see in this garment linked to former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat? “It is in all major chains, but at a demonstration it is certainly not neutral.”