First of all, lets get the facts straight. Rachel Ray Scarf is not a Palestinian scarf, actually it’s just a scarf with fringes on it and happens to be black and white with a paisley pattern on it.
Secondly, I don’t feel that this sort of talk in relation to Rachel Ray Scarf help with Western/Middle Eastern relations at all. I know that the problems between Palestine and Israel are heated to say the least but people need to understand that not all people from Palestine are terrorists.
Most Palestinian people are poor and are simply trying to survive without electricity, water or medical care. Can you imagine trying to live like that?
I really don’t want to turn this into a political debate but the majority of people in the UK actually disagree with the way that Israel treats the Palestinians. Israel is a very new country that was formed on Arab land which is why the Arab-Israeli war broke out. Israel have broken with the UN Partition Plan by expanding its borders.
This is the reason that so many Muslim terrorist organisations have emerged and this would never have happened otherwise. People need to be educated about such matters and not simply assume that all Arabs are terrorists out to stop the “American” way.
Instead of inciting fear into us all about other cultures, we should be learning about who our international neighbours are and find a way of getting on. Rachel Ray wearing a “Palestinian scarf” is somthing that people should try and learn to accept rather than get upset about.
Reported By April's Blog
