Mayor of Chicago under attack for donning Palestinian keffiyeh – Middle East Monitor

Jewish groups have slammed Chicago Mayor, Brandon Johnson, for wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh at an event celebrating Arab Heritage Month last week, saying his actions were provocative.

The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) defended the mayor’s position, accusing the groups of spreading hatred rather than combating it.

Rabbi Ari Hart, a representative of the local Jewish community, posted on Facebook: “Chicago Mayor Brandon…