Palestine and Israel Necklaces Aren’t Peaceful

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I am sure if you follow Palestinian pages on Instagram or Facebook, or if you visit Etsy, you’ve seen advertisements for t-shirts with a Palestinian flag superimposed over a map of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

Or the one where a watermelon, a symbol used by the Palestine movement, covers all of these lands.

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Or you’ve seen Palestine necklaces featuring a “charm” in the shape of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

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If you follow Israel-related pages, you likewise have seen the same necklaces advertised as Israel necklaces. A jeweler I know in Jerusalem actually sent me a WhatsApp message offering a special deal on these necklaces.

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What the Israeli and Palestine charms and shirts have in common is that they are…