U.S. sales of Palestinian keffiyehs soar, even as wearers targeted

December 8th, 20230 A growing number of Americans are donning the keffiyeh, the distinctive patterned scarf that's closely linked with Palestinians, to demand a ceasefire to Israel's attacks on Gaza or to signal their support for Palestinians. Sales of the scarves have jumped since the Israel war on Gaza that began in October, U.S. distributors say, even...

For years, the FBI quietly stopped tracking anti-Arab violence and hate crimes

December 8th, 20230 The families of three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot on November 25 in Vermont are calling it a crime "fueled by hate." So far, police in Burlington say they don't have information to suggest what the motive for the attack was. Still, the shooting surfaces long-standing issues in tracking possible hate crimes...