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Baby Jesus on a Palestinian keffiyeh featured in Vatican nativity scene

The pre-Christmas inauguration of “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024” comes just weeks after the Pope called for an genocide investigation against Israel.

A Palestinian flag is waved outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90
A Palestinian flag is waved outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90

A nativity scene that went on display at the Vatican on Saturday features a photo of the infant Jesus on a keffiyeh.

The traditional Arab scarf has been adopted by Palestinians as a symbol of their national aspirations. The image comes at a time when a revisionist Palestinian narrative has set in whereby Jesus is a Palestinian.

See related: Calling Jesus ‘Palestinian’ is an assault on the Bible

The photograph was presented to the Vatican by representatives from the Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Holy See on the inauguration of the “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,” displayed in the Paul VI Hall, Vatican News reported.

The pre-Christmas event came just weeks after the Catholic leader called for an international investigation to determine if Israel’s actions in its war against Hamas in Gaza constituted genocide.

With reporting by JNS.

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4 responses to “Baby Jesus on a Palestinian keffiyeh featured in Vatican nativity scene”

  1. psalm100al says:

    In the pope’s own arrogance he thinks, like the devil, that he can over rule the authority of God’s words in the Bible and doesn’t like his followers reading the Bible otherwise they may find out the truth!

  2. Anna Puffer says:

    The Catholic church has always had trouble with antisemitism; but this is over the top. The Pope should read his Bible. Jesus said that salvation is of the Jews. He was not a Palestinian. To put the baby Jesus on a symbol of terrorist bloodshed is blasphemous! I do not think this pope is a Christian; he does not believe in the real Jesus.

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