Pope Benedict , Abu Kufiyeh

This photo was taken at the Vaticabn today, when the Pontiff recieved a Kufiyeh from a Palestinian Catholic youth group.

The ultimate symbol for Palestine on the pope´s head will certainly resonate both positively and negatively in the holy land, the importance of the Kufiyeh is perhaps overstressed by Yasser Hirbawi who owns one of the few Kufiyeh factories left in Palestine, but this Hebronite´s words is certainly not too far off:

"We are making the symbol of Palestine. This scarf is the history and the heritage of our country."

The pope will travel in the troubled holy land for a week from May 8th-15th.

Photo, courtesy of AP.