Ontario MPP Jama Removed From Legislature Again Over Keffiyeh Scarf Ban

Independent MPP Sarah Jama has been removed from the Ontario legislature for a second time in just two weeks after wearing a keffiyeh scarf, which has been banned by the Speaker. Ms. Jama donned the keffiyeh, which is largely associated with pro-Palestine activism, during question period on Monday, May 6, and was asked to leave the chamber as a result. Less than two weeks earlier, on April 26, Ms. Jama had also been told to leave the chamber for wearing the clothing item but had refused. “While we can spend time to recognize genocides of the past, we struggle as members of this house to recognize genocides of the present,” Ms. Jama said after leaving the chamber, adding, “So wearing the keffiyeh is a testament to the fact that Palestinians have the right to return, they have the right to exist, and they do not deserve to be genocided.”...