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Rachael Ray's 'Terror Scarf' Ad Yanked

Rachael Ray sporting jihadist neckwear, righty bloggers say

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2008 9:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an ad featuring TV chef Rachael Ray after conservative commentators got tied in knots over her scarf, the Boston Globe reports. The black-and-white scarf around her neck looked a little too much like a keffiyeh—the traditional headwear of Arab men—for some observers, who howled in outrage and threatened a boycott over the supposed link to the "murderous Palestinian jihad."

Palestinian student supporters of Fatah gather under a poster of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat wearing his trademark keffiyeh.
Palestinian student supporters of Fatah gather under a poster of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat wearing his trademark keffiyeh.   (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
T E Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia - wearing a traditional Arab headscarf.
T E Lawrence - "Lawrence of Arabia" - wearing a traditional Arab headscarf.   (Archive Photos)
Rachael Ray in the Dunkin' Donuts ad that got conservatives tied in knots over her scarf.
Rachael Ray in the Dunkin' Donuts ad that got conservatives tied in knots over her scarf.   (Dunkin' Donuts)
The late Yasser Arafat in 1974.
The late Yasser Arafat in 1974.   (Magnum Photos)
TV Personality Rachael Ray attends the CBS Upfront at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
TV Personality Rachael Ray attends the CBS Upfront at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
Yemeni men wear traditional keffiyehs in this file photo.
Yemeni men wear traditional keffiyehs in this file photo.   (Magnum Photos)
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