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‘Arafat’s Keffiyeh’

Drawing by Mark Podwal

Arafat's Keffiyeh
Arafat’s Keffiyeh. Drawing by Mark Podwal.
Mark Podwal is an artist in New York. He has illustrated many of the books of his friend Elie Wiesel, and his work can be found in major museums, Jewish and non-Jewish, worldwide.

PLO leader Yasser Arafat used to style his keffiyeh in the shape of what he viewed as Palestine’s borders.

Arafat's Keffiyeh
Arafat’s Keffiyeh. Drawing by Mark Podwal.

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